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    2 others in the registry answer to the name Gilgal. Every Gilgal in the Bible

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    Gilgal

    גִּלְגָּל

    Gilgal, a place associated with the prophets Elijah and Elisha, was the starting point of Elijah's final journey and the location of a prophetic community (2Ki.2.1; 4:38).

    Where the story of Gilgal happensGilgal, and 3 places the claims reach, framed to them: Gilgal, Bethel, Carmel_Mount, Jericho. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.GilgalBethelCarmel_MountJericho
    Gilgal, and 3 places the claims reach
    verses
    2
    first named
    2 Kings 2:1
    last named
    2 Kings 4:38
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.03°N · 35.23°E
    settlement32.03°N · 35.23°E

    Jiljilyya (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Gilgal in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Gilgal, mentioned in 2 Kings, was a place associated with the prophets Elijah and Elisha. It was from Gilgal that Elijah set out on his final journey before being taken up to heaven in a whirlwind (2Ki.2.1). Elisha, who had been anointed as Elijah's successor, returned to Gilgal after Elijah's departure. Later, during a time of famine, Elisha was in Gilgal with a group of prophets known as the "sons of the prophets" (2Ki.4.38). While there, Elisha performed a miracle by making a poisonous stew edible, demonstrating his prophetic power and divine authority. This Gilgal seems to have been a location where a community of prophets lived and trained, possibly different from the Gilgal mentioned in the books of Joshua and Samuel. The exact location of this Gilgal is uncertain, but it was likely in the northern part of Israel, given its association with the prophetic ministries of Elijah and Elisha.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 1 book.

    1. 2 Kings2 verses

      2:14:38

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    via Elijah and Elisha’s journeyCarmel MountMountain range; site of Elijah's confrontation with prophets of Baalvia Elijah and Elisha’s journeyElijahA prophet during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah.via Elijah and Elisha’s journeyElishaA prophet who succeeded Elijah.via Elijah and Elisha’s journeyJourneyJourney is a concept gathering 74 labelled instances in the text.via Elijah and Elisha’s journeySamariaCapital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitantsvia Elijah and Elisha’s journeySpirit Of Lord’s taking up of ElijahSpirit Of Lord’s taking up of Elijah is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

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