Gilead

[ gil-ee-uhd ]

noun

1. a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
2. Mount, a mountain in NW Jordan. 3,596 feet (1,096 meters).

Gilead

¹

/ ˈɡɪlɪˌæd /

noun

1. Old Testament a grandson of Manasseh; ancestor of the Coileadites (Numbers 26: 29–30)

Gilead

²

/ ˈɡɪlɪˌæd /

noun

1. a historic mountainous region east of the River Jordan, rising over 1200 m (4000 ft)

Example Sentences

Molina says Gilead is entitled to a return, but questions whether taxpayers should be paying so much of its acquisition costs.

From The Daily Beast

Behind the shop is another mighty fellow, known all over this countryside as the 'Great Balm of Gilead.'

From Project Gutenberg

And what is true of the land of Gilead is true of all lands bordering the Desert.

From Project Gutenberg

Thy guilt is great, thy wound is deep, but there is virtue in the balm of Gilead when applied by the great Physician.

From Project Gutenberg

The man crossed the room, and sought to pour in the balm of Gilead to the wounded conscience.

From Project Gutenberg

That of certain poplars, like the Balm of Gilead, is the most noticeable and fragrant,—no spring incense more agreeable.

From Project Gutenberg