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Gilgal (Hebrew: גִּלְגָּל Gilgāl), also known as Galgala or Galgalatokai of the 12 Stones (Ancient 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 ...
According to the Bible, the steles were specifically placed in a circle at Gilgal, where the heads of each tribe stood at the meeting that the Twelve Tribes had with Joshua as their leader immediately following the crossing of the Jordan River into the land of Israel (Joshua 4:1–11)). [2]
Gilgal I (Hebrew: גלגל) is an archaeological site in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, dated to the early Neolithic period. The site is located 8 mi (13 km) north of ancient Jericho . [ 1 ] The features and artifacts unearthed at Gilgal I shed important light on agriculture in the Levant . [ 2 ]
According to the Hebrew Bible, Shiloh was one of the main centers of Israelite worship during the pre-monarchic period, before the First Temple in Jerusalem was built. After the Israelite conquest of Canaan , the Tabernacle was moved to Shiloh, and remained there during the period of the biblical judges .
The Gilgal Gospel Mission trains men and women and sends them two by two into Hindu villages, with a view to them establishing friendships in the villages and starting Sunday Schools and later Churches. In order to train and equip these missionaries, Indian Theological Seminary (ITS) was founded in 1990.
Gilgul (also Gilgul neshamot or Gilgulei HaNeshamot; Heb. גלגול הנשמות , Plural: גלגולים Gilgulim) is a concept of reincarnation or "transmigration of souls" [1] in Kabbalistic esoteric mysticism.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Rujm el-Hiri رُجم الهِرّي (Arabic) גלגל רפאים (Hebrew) Rujm el-Hiri – Gilgal Refaim Shown within the Golan Heights Alternative name Rogem Hiri, Galgal Refaim Location Golan Heights Coordinates 32°54′31″N 35°48′4″E / 32.90861°N 35.80111°E / 32.90861; 35. ...
Gilead is explained in the Hebrew Bible as derived from the Hebrew words גלעד gal‛êd, which in turn comes from gal ('heap, mound, hill') and ‛êd ('witness, testimony'). [5] If that is the case, Gilead means 'heap [of stones] of testimony'. There is also an alternative theory that it means 'rocky region'. [6]