Places in the Bible · Settlement

Gilgal (4)

Gilgal is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is another name for Gilgal 1. The name means “wheel; rolling; heap.”

Where is Gilgal?

Approx. 31.8819, 35.4600 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
another name for Gilgal 1settlementLow
another name for Gilgal 2settlementMedium
Khirbet Ibn NasersettlementLow
El ’UnuqsettlementLow

Verses that mention Gilgal

  • Deuteronomy 11:30

    Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?