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gilgāl גִּלְגָּל ‘Gilgal’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as gilgāl גִּלְגָּל ‘wheel’ with article as a proper noun
Roots: גלגל

gilgāl pr n loc
Gilgal = "a wheel, rolling"
1) the first site of an Israelite camp west of the Jordan, east of Jericho, here Samuel was judge, and Saul was made king; later used for illicit worship
2) dwelling place of prophets in northern Israel about four miles (7 km) from Shiloh and Bethel
3) a region conquered by Joshua, site unsure

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 11:30 Joshua 4:20, 14:6, 12:23, 9:6, 10:6, 5:9, 10:9, 10:15, 10:43, 15:7, 5:10, 10:7, 4:19 Judges 2:1, 3:19 1 Samuel 15:33, 13:4, 13:7, 11:15, 13:15, 10:8, 11:14, 13:12, 7:16, 15:21, 15:12, 13:8 2 Samuel 19:16, 19:41 2 Kings 2:1, 4:38 Hosea 9:15, 12:12, 4:15 Amos 5:5, 4:4 Micah 6:5

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