Gilgal the Footprint of God - Biblical Archaeology

Описание: Is Gilgal the Footprint of God?

The story of Israel’s emergence and entry into Canaan includes a very interesting but largely unheard-of feature that centers around Gilgal. In the book of Joshua, particularly in chapters 4-10, Israel is said to be camping at a place called Gilgal. We later learn the place was named Gilgal because of the prescribed circumcision of the Israelite males. That event was a sign that the Lord had “rolled away the reproach of Egypt” (Josh 5:9). The word “Gilgal” means “a rolling, or a wheel,” indicating something circular, round, or ringed.

There is still another biblical mention of Gilgal at yet another location. A third mention of Gilgal in the Bible is also found in the Book of Joshua. In Joshua 12:23, the king of the people of “Gilgal” is mentioned along with kings of Megiddo, Jokneam, Dor, and Tirzah, most of which are part of the Mediterranean coastal region. So this his “Gilgal” is an even different location than the other two previously mentioned in the Bible. In fact, some scholars argue that there are five different “Gilgal” sites described in the Bible.

At their most promising, the gilgalim could have served as early-Israel’s visual reminder that the Lord had promised them the land and that He himself would be with them as they were entering that land. As the people of Israel migrated and participated in their religious activities, they would build a Gilgal at certain places to be a reminder of Yahweh’s promise and presence. “Arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. . . . Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you” (Joshua 4:2-3, 5).



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