Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Gilgal?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jiljilyya.

First appears in 2 Kings 2:1 · 1 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jiljilyya.

Gilgal is represented in the local geography layer as Jiljilyya. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 2:1 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 27 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 27 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 28 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 28 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 36 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Gilgal today

Travel to Gilgal, the modern-day Jiljilyya.

Gilgal is commonly identified with Jiljilyya, 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.

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

Jiljilyya

32.031°N · 35.225°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Kings

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions