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'''Gilgal''' is the name of the location in the hill country of Israel, west of the River Jordan, and about ten miles north of the city of Jericho. The Israelites camped here after crossing the River Jordan in 1406 B.C.<ref>{{REFweb
'''Gilgal''' is the name of the location in the hill country of [[Israel]], west of the River Jordan, and about ten miles north of the city of Jericho. The Israelites camped here after crossing the River Jordan in 1406 B.C.<ref>{{REFweb
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}}</ref> Gilgal came to be known as "the hill of the [[foreskin]]s."<ref name="Joshua 5:3"/>
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Gilgal came to be known as "the hill of the [[foreskin]]s."<ref name="Joshua 5:3"/>


== Name adoption ==
== Name adoption ==
The name "Gilgal" was adopted as the name of an infamous British circumcision fetish [[Gilgal Society| society]].
The name "Gilgal" was adopted as the name of an infamous British circumcision fetish [[Gilgal Society|society]].
 
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Circumcision and violence]]
* [[Israel]]
* [[Pain]]
* [[Trauma]]


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