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Gilgal is mentioned 39 times, in particular in the Book of Joshua, as the place where the Israelites camped after crossing the Jordan River (Joshua 4:19 – 5:12). [1] The Hebrew term Gilgal most likely means "circle of stones". [2] Its name appears in Koine Greek on the Madaba Map. [3]
Similarly, the prophet Elijah used twelve stones (Hebrew: אֲבָנִים, romanized: ʾəvānim, lit. 'stones') to build an altar (1 Kings 18:30–31). The stones were from a broken altar that had been built on Mount Carmel before the First Temple was erected. Upon the completion of the Temple, offerings on other altars became forbidden.
"Israelites led by Joshua Crossing the Jordan River". Robert Hecquet, c. 1720-1775. The crossing of the Jordan narrative (3:1–5:1) consists of several units that backtrack and overlap, with a number of elements recounted more than once (e.g. the selection of men to carry the stones, 3:12; 4:2; the setting up of the stones, 4:8–9, 20).
An ancient underground quarry in the Jordan Valley was discovered in 2009 by University of Haifa archeologists. [3] [4] The quarry is located about 3 miles (5 km) north of Jericho, West Bank. [3] [4] [5]
"Bridge") is an ancient stone bridge, possibly of Roman origin, over the Jordan River on the border between Israel and Jordan. The name is derived from the bridge's location 200 m (660 ft) south of the confluence of the Yarmouk and Jordan rivers. [3] [4]
The Jordan River or River Jordan (Arabic: نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, Nahr al-ʾUrdunn; Hebrew: נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, Nəhar hayYardēn), also known as Nahr Al-Sharieat (Arabic: نهر الشريعة), is a 251-kilometre-long (156 mi) endorheic river in the Levant that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and drains to the Dead Sea.
September 8, 2024 at 12:17 PM. NEAR ALLENBY BRIDGE CROSSING, West Bank (Reuters) -A gunman from Jordan killed three Israeli civilians at the Allenby Bridge border crossing in the occupied West ...
The Jordan River Crossing (Hebrew: מסוף נהר ירדן, Arabic: معبر نهر الأردن) or Sheikh Hussein Bridge is the northern international border crossing between Jordan and Israel. It is located between Irbid , in Jordan , and Beit She'an , in Israel .