Gilgal

American  

[gil-gal] / ˈgɪl gæl /

noun

1. the name of several places in ancient Palestine, especially a site near Jericho where the ancient Israelites encamped after crossing the Jordan River.

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Etymology

Origin of Gilgal

Ultimately from Hebrew Gilghal “circle (of stones)”

Example Sentences

The time had come for Elijah to be taken up, and he said to Elisha, “You stay here at Gilgal, and I will go up to Bethel.”

From Secret Power or the Secret of Success in Christian Life and Work by Moody, Dwight Lyman

And Samuel arose, and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

We have relatively little tradition Southern interests. from North Israel; Beersheba, Beer-lahai-roi and Hebron are more prominent than even Bethel or Shechem, while there are no stories of Gilgal, Shiloh or Dan.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

This may have been Amos’s Gilgal and was almost certainly that of 1 Macc. ix.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

But from the spoil the people have taken the best of what was "cursed," in order to sacrifice to Jehovah, thy God, at Gilgal.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max