Modern locations of places in the Bible:

Khirbet el Mefjir

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Also Called	Hisham’s Palace, Khirbat al Mafjar, Khirbat el Mafjir, Khirbet el Mifgir
Latitude, Longitude	31.881883, 35.459969
Palestine 1928 Grid Coordinates (?)	193627/143242
Type	settlement
Point Precision	point in visible remains
Coordinates Sources	Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Gilgal GeoNames Palestine Open Maps Wikidata
General Location Notes	Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010) (Gilgal): “a lilttle over 1 mile northeast of Jericho… palace of the caliph Hisham” Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001) (Gilgal): “two miles east of modern Jericho”
Precise Coordinates Notes	Digital Archaeological Atlas of the Holy Land are a different site, Khirbet Mugheifir
Geo Data	KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

Biblical places associated with Khirbet el Mefjir

Gilgal 1: medium confidence
Gibeath-haaraloth: medium confidence
Beth-gilgal: low confidence
Gilgal 4: low confidence
Naarah: very low confidence
Gilgal 3: very low confidence
Naaran: very low confidence
Gallim: very low confidence
Gibeah 4: very low confidence
Gilgal 2: very low confidence

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