- Gilead was specially noted for its balm collected from “balm of Gilead” trees, and worth twice its weight in silver. ... Smith's Bible Names Dictionary (1866).
- Gilead search results provided by Biblical Training: GILEAD (gĭl'ē-ăd, Heb. gil‘ādh, rugged). The name is used to indicate Israel’s possession east of the...
- Gilead in the Bible. 1. A region east of the Jordan River allotted to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh.
- In addition to being used as the name of a person, Gilead is also used as the name for a location in various parts of the Bible.
- Easton's Bible Dictionary. Gilead. ... It is called also "the land of Gilead" (Numbers 32:1), and sometimes simply "Gilead" (Psalms 60:7; Genesis 37:25).
- In some cases, "Gilead" is used in the Bible to refer to all the region east of the Jordan River.[4] Gilead is situated in modern-day Jordan...
- Possibly, however, we should read Gilboa for Gilead; or part of the mountain may have borne the name of Gilead. ... ⇒See a list of verses on GILEAD in the Bible.
- Genesis 31:23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
- Places in the Bible Today: Gilead 1. ... Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000) (Gilead): "centered in the Transjordanian hill country west-northwest of modern...
- Bible Hub. Gilead. Genesis 31:21 So he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.