An indepth look at the meaning and etymology of the awesome name Gilgal. We'll discuss the original Hebrew, plus the words and names Gilgal is related to, plus the occurences of this name in the Bible.
Its Hebrew name Gilgal Refaim, or "wheel of giants", refers to an ancient race of giants mentioned in the Bible. FromReuters The Philistines might have been discomfited by God’s tempest on the way to Gilgal, as they were discomfited before, on the way to Mizpeh. ...
meaning does not seem to be that a new name was given, but rather that a new meaning and significance were attached to the old name. The word Gilgal means a "circle," and also a "rolling away." A similar play upon a word was noticed in the case of GILEAD SEE GILEAD ; and ...
10 The children of Yisra'el encamped in Gilgal; and they kept the Pesach on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Yericho. Read Chapter Compare PREVIOUS Joshua 5:9 NEXT Joshua 5:11 Joshua 5:10 Meaning and Commentary Joshua 5:10 And the children of Israel ...
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Amós 4:4 Meaning and Commentary Amos 4:4 Come to Bethel and transgress and what follows, are ironic and sarcastic speeches, not giving liberty to sin, but in this way reproving for it: Bethel was one of the places where the calves were placed and worshipped: and here they are ...
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible 1 Samuel 10:8 In-Context 6 Then the Spirit of ADONAI will fall on you; you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man! 7 When these signs come over you, just do whatever you feel like doing, because God is with you....
4 "Come [to] Bethel and transgress; [to] Gilgal and {multiply transgression}! Bring your sacrifices in the morning and your tithes on the {third day}. Read Chapter Compare PREVIOUS Amos 4:3 NEXT Amos 4:5 Amos 4:4 Meaning and Commentary Amos 4:4 Come to Bethel and transgress ...
Joshua 5:10 Meaning and Commentary Joshua 5:10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal Not after their circumcision, but before, and where they continued encamped during that, and until the passover had been kept by them; this was little more than a mile from Jericho, (See Gill...