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Biblical place

Where was Beth-gilgal?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet el Mefjir.

First appears in Nehemiah 12:29 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

House of Gilgal, a place from which the inhabitants gathered for the purpose of celebrating the rebuilding of the walls on the return exile (Neh. 12:29). (See GILGAL. ). Modern identification: Khirbet el Mefjir.

Beth-gilgal is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Mefjir. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Nehemiah 12:29 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 2 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Beth-gilgal today

Travel to Beth-gilgal, the modern-day Khirbet el Mefjir.

Beth-gilgal is commonly identified with Khirbet el Mefjir, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Beth-gilgal is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Khirbet el Mefjir

31.882°N · 35.460°E

Key passages

Appears in

Nehemiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention