gil.gal is a proper place name, used for a camp, meeting point, destination, and location of public acts in Scripture.

The term consistently names a place: Israel camps and keeps Passover there in Joshua, Joshua’s forces depart from and return to its camp, and later narratives locate gatherings, sacrifices, travel, and prophetic activity there. Prophetic passages also name it in commands and pronouncements concerning the place.

1. A named location in narrative and prophecy · dominant

   The Proper noun identifies the camp where Israel stays, where Joshua sets up stones, and from which he marches in Joshua 4:19, Joshua 4:20, and Joshua 10:9. It also marks the location of assemblies and acts before the LORD in 1 Samuel 11:15, while Amos 5:5 names it in a warning not to come there and says it will go into exile.

   Joshua 4:19Joshua 4:20Joshua 10:91 Samuel 11:151 Samuel 13:8Amos 5:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually retains the place name directly, often after “at,” “to,” “from,” or “in,” as in “camped at Gilgal” and “went up from Gilgal.” In some supplied verses, including 2 Samuel 19:16 and Hosea 12:12, the APB text does not visibly represent the name, so its specific contribution cannot always be isolated from the translation.