Reeh 11:30 · unit 7

TT #10 · Parashas Reeh · First Aliyah · Passuk 11:30

The Complete Passuk

הֲלֹא־הֵ֜מָּה בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן אַֽחֲרֵי֙ דֶּ֚רֶךְ מְב֣וֹא הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ בְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב בָּעֲרָבָ֑ה מ֚וּל הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל אֵ֖צֶל אֵלוֹנֵ֥י מֹרֶֽה׃

Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanite who dwells in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the terebinths of Moreh?

Chabad.org — 11:30

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מוּל הַגִּלְגָּל – סָמוּךְ לַגִּלְגָּל.

English: “Opposite Gilgal” — near Gilgal.

On the daf / in context: The phrase indicates proximity to Gilgal (there is a parallel view that takes it as distant; the derash here follows the “near” reading).

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — clarifying the spatial relationship to Gilgal.

What Is Learned

The mountains are located near Gilgal.