Gilgal
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Gilgal (Hebrew: גִּלְגָּל Gilgāl), also known as Galgala or Galgalatokai of the 12 Stones (Greek: Γαλαγα or Γαλγαλατοκαι Δωδεκαλίθων, Dōdekalithōn), is the name of one or more places in the Hebrew Bible. Gilgal is mentioned 39 times, in particular in the Book of Joshua, as the place where the Israelites camped after crossing the Jordan River (Joshua 4:19 – 5:12). The Hebrew term Gilgal most likely means "circle of stones".[1] Its name appears in Koine Greek on the Madaba Map.[2]
This article is about the Biblical place. For the kibbutz and Israeli settlement, see Gilgal (Israeli settlement). For the ancient village and Neolithic archaeological site, see Gilgal I. For the J. R. R. Tolkien character, see Gil-galad.