Gilgal
Gilgal appears in 33 verses of the Bible, from Joshua to Micah.
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Gilgal was Israel's first camp across the Jordan, where God "rolled away" the reproach of Egypt, Saul was made king and later idolatry took root.
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The people crossed the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. Then they camped at Gilgal, just east of Jericho.
Joshua 4:19 · Read the chapter -
The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said to the Israelites, “I brought you out of Egypt into this land that I swore to give your ancestors, and I said I would never break my covenant with you.
Judges 2:1 · Read the chapter -
Each year he traveled around, setting up his court first at Bethel, then at Gilgal, and then at Mizpah. He judged the people of Israel at each of these places.
1 Samuel 7:16 · Read the chapter -
So the king started back to Jerusalem. And when he arrived at the Jordan River, the people of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the river.
2 Samuel 19:15 · Read the chapter -
“Though you, Israel, are a prostitute, may Judah not be guilty of such things. Do not join the false worship at Gilgal or Beth-aven, and do not take oaths there in the Lord’s name.
Hosea 4:15 · Read the chapter -
“Go ahead and offer sacrifices to the idols at Bethel. Keep on disobeying at Gilgal. Offer sacrifices each morning, and bring your tithes every three days.
Amos 4:4 · Read the chapter
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