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baÌ„-al-shal´i-sha, ba-al-sha-lē´sha בּעל ש×לש××”, (ba‛al shaÌ„lı̄shaÌ„h; ΒαιθσαÏισαÌ, BaithsarisaÌ): Whence a man came to Gilgal with first-fruits () was probably not far from the latter place. According to the Talmud (SÌ£anh. 12a) the fruits of the earth nowhere ripened so quickly. It is called by Eusebius Baithsarith (Jerome “Bethsalisaâ€), and located 15 miles North of Diospolis (Lydda). Khirbet Sirı̄siaÌ„ almost exactly fits this description. Gilgal (JiljuÌ„lieh) lies in the plain about 4 1/2 miles to the Northwest Khirbet Kefr Thilth, 3 1/2 miles farther north, has also been suggested. The Arabic Thilth exactly corresponds to the Hebrew ShaÌ„lı̄shaÌ„hÌŒ.