GELILOTH gĭ lī’ lŏth (Heb. גְּלִילֹ֔ות), a difficult feminine pl. form of the familiar place name, Gilgal (q.v.). It appears only in Joshua 18:17, “...and thence goes to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim.” An almost identical reference occurs in Joshua 15:7 “...looking toward Gilgal, that is opposite the ascent of Adummim” (JPS, modified). Obviously with such a close similarity a number of evident emendations have been suggested. It is necessary to note that the description in 15:7 deals with the boundaries of Judah after the conquest was begun while the description in 18:17 deals with the borders of the tribes of Benjamin. Therefore it is highly possible that for purposes of such identification, two different terms are meant. The word Gilgal simply means a “circle,” most likely “a circle of stones,” and so there are a number of separate Gilgals mentioned in the text. It is probable that the Geliloth was an area, not simply the one location specifically mentioned in 15:7.