Bible Encyclopedia: Geliloth

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

GELILOTH

ge-li'-loth (geliloth): This word is used for "districts" or "circuits" perhaps indicating the different parts subject to the several lords of the Philistines (Joshua 13:2, the King James Version "borders," the Revised Version (British and American) "regions"); for the quarter of the Jordan valley where the eastern tribes built the altar of Ed (Joshua 22:10; the King James Version "border of," the Revised Version (British and American) "region about," Jordan); and apparently, for the whole of Philistia (Joel 3:4, the King James Version "coasts of Palestine," the Revised Version (British and American) "regions of Philistia"). But in Joshua 18:17, it is clearly used as a place-name. Geliloth lay on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin which passed En-shemesh (probably `Ain el-Chod, about 2 miles East of Jerusalem), "and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim." From this point it "went down" toward the plain. The place cannot therefore be identified with Gilgal in the Jordan valley. Some point on the road leading from Jericho to Tal`at ed-Dumm, about 6 miles from Jerusalem, was probably intended, but no identification is possible.

W. Ewing

Strong's Hebrew

1553. Geliloth -- "circles," a Pal. place name
... 1552, 1553. Geliloth. 1554 . "circles," a Pal. place name. Transliteration:
Geliloth Phonetic Spelling: (ghel-ee-lowth') Short Definition: Geliloth. ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Geliloth

rolling, wheel, heap

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Geliloth

(circuit), a place named among the marks of the south boundary line of the tribe of Benjamin. (Joshua 18:17) The name Geliloth never occurs again in this locality, and it therefore seems probable that Gilgal is the right reading.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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

Thesaurus

Geliloth (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Circles; regions, a place in the border of Benjamin (Joshua
18:17); called Gilgal in 15:7. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GELILOTH. ...
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Geli'loth (1 Occurrence)
Geli'loth. Geliloth, Geli'loth. Gem . Multi-Version Concordance Geli'loth
(1 Occurrence). ... (See RSV). Geliloth, Geli'loth. Gem . Reference Bible.
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Gehenna (12 Occurrences)

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Northerly (1 Occurrence)
... Joshua 18:17 And it was drawn on the north, and went out at En-shemesh, and went
out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim; and it went down ...
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Gallim (2 Occurrences)
... the son of Laish (1 Samuel 25:44), and it is by many authorities identified with
the Gilgal on the North border of Judah (Joshua 15:7), the Geliloth of the ...
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Northward (41 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS). Joshua 18:17 It extended northward, went out at En Shemesh,
and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim. ...
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En-she'mesh (2 Occurrences)
... Joshua 18:17 And it was drawn on the north, and went out at En-shemesh, and went
out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim; and it went down ...
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Extended (40 Occurrences)
... (WEB ASV NAS). Joshua 18:17 It extended northward, went out at En Shemesh, and went
out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim. ...
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Enshemesh (2 Occurrences)
... Joshua 18:17 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to Enshemesh, and went
forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and ...
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En (19 Occurrences)
... Joshua 18:17 It extended northward, went out at En Shemesh, and went out
to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim. ...
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Bible Concordance

Geliloth (2 Occurrences)

Joshua 18:17 It extended northward, went out at En Shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim. It went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Joshua 22:11 The children of Israel heard this, "Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that pertains to the children of Israel."
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Geliloth

Geliloth: A Place Mentioned, As Marking the Boundary of the Tribe of Benjamin

Geliloth: Gilgal is Substituted

Related Terms

Geli'loth (1 Occurrence)

Gehenna (12 Occurrences)

Northerly (1 Occurrence)

Gallim (2 Occurrences)

Northward (41 Occurrences)

En-she'mesh (2 Occurrences)

Extended (40 Occurrences)