Beth-gilgal
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Beth Gilgal, Gilgal |
| Most likely | another name for Gilgal (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.882° N, 35.460° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Nehemiah 12:29 |
Beth-gilgal is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Gilgal (medium confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Gilgal | medium (48%) | 31.882° N, 35.460° E |
| another name for Gilgal (Joshua 15) | very low (0%) | 31.791° N, 35.323° E |
Verses
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 12:29Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.