Paragraph 4:19–24

4:19a

On the tenth day of the first month: The first month refers to the month of the Hebrew calendar that was called Abib, and later called Nisan. This month began with the first new moon occurring after March 11. So, the people crossed the Jordan River between March 21 and April 18.

the people went up from the Jordan: The Israelites walked out of the Jordan River and up onto the western bank.

4:19b

and camped: The word camped means that they set up a temporary camp or dwelling place. If there is no appropriate word in your language for “camp” you can translate it:

they set up temporary homes

at Gilgal: Gilgal is the name of a place between Jericho and the Jordan River. At the time when the Israelites camped there, Gilgal was not yet a town. It was given the name Gilgal at the time of their encampment and probably later it became a town. The exact location of Gilgal is not known.

on the eastern border of Jericho: Jericho was a town with a large wall around it for protection against enemies.

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