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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 Jordanin 1406 B.C.<ref>Joshua 5:10 KJV (1611)</ref>
The Israelites, led by Moses, did not practice [[circumcision]] while they trekked in the wilderness for forty years.<ref>Joshua 5:5 KJV (1611)</ref> All of the circumcised warrior class who had left Egypt had died, and no warriors remained alive.<ref>Joshua 5:4 KJV (1611)</ref>