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Geliloth

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1553

גְּלִילוֹת

ge.li.lot — Geliloth

Geliloth = "circuits" a place on Judah and Benjamin's border Another name of gil.gal (גִּלְגָּל "Gilgal" H1537G)

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Historical dictionary entry

Circles; regions, a place in the border of Benjamin (Josh. 18:17); called Gilgal in 15:7.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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