What is the significance of the name "Gilgal"?
The name Gilgal
is a word play on the Hebrew verb galal, which means to roll.
As a result of Israel being in the land of Canaan, the scorn of the Egyptians is rolled away.
The name Gilgal
is a word play on the Hebrew verb galal, which means to roll.
As a result of Israel being in the land of Canaan, the scorn of the Egyptians is rolled away.
9 And the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day.