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Gilead definition

gĭlē-əd
(place) Mountainous region of ancient Palestine, east of the Jordan (Gen. 37:25)
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A male given name in occasional use.
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A mountainous region of ancient Palestine east of the Jordan River in what is now northwest Jordan.
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(biblical) A region east of the Jordan river.
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Origin of gilead

  • From Hebrew גִּלְעָד (gil'ád).

    From Wiktionary

Gilead Sentence Examples

  • The young Saul was chosen by lot and gained unanimous recognition by delivering Jabesh in Gilead from the Ammonites.

  • I-10 the outlaw stipulates that he shall be chief of Gilead if successful, but in vv.

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