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Gilgal (region)

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The area where Israel camped after crossing the Jordan River, according to the account in Joshua 4-5

Names

  • Latin: Galgala 1-2

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Events mentioned by Burchard of Mount Sion 1 c.1280c.128414th C1864
Events mentioned by Odoric of Pordenone 2 1318-13301330c. 13501864

Sources

  • 1Galgala: Burchard of Mount Sion, Descriptio Terrae Sanctae, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), VII 7. 34-38. 47. 51, IX 2. [Latin].
  • 2Galgala: Odoric of Pordenone, Liber de Terra Sancta, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), LIX. [Latin].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson and Margaret Gaida, “Gilgal” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/place/17874.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; place categorization; abstract; and matching from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
  • Margaret Gaida: categorization from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
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