Gilead

[ gil-ee-uh d ]

/ ˈgɪl i əd /

noun

a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.

Mount, a mountain in NW Jordan. 3596 feet (1096 meters).

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Examples from the Web for gilead

Molina says Gilead is entitled to a return, but questions whether taxpayers should be paying so much of its acquisition costs.
There’s a Life Saving New Drug. But You Can’t Afford It.|Kaiser Health News|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain, and Laban with his relatives encamped in the mountain of Gilead.
The World English Bible (WEB), The Old Testament, Complete|Various
Trees in the yard broke like matches; the Balm of Gilead roared like an ocean in a tempest.
The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House|Hildegard G. Frey
He extended his possessions at the expense of Gilead, and the fertile provinces opposite Jericho fell to his sword.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 6 (of 12)|G. Maspero

Even Mrs. Grey's prickings, however, were washed over to-day by Balm of Gilead.
Southern Lights and Shadows|Various
I endeavoured to direct the mourners that wept around that grave to the balm that is in Gilead and the physician who is there.
Gleanings by the Way|John A. Clark

British Dictionary definitions for gilead (1 of 2)

Gilead

/ (ˈɡɪlɪˌæd) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for gilead (2 of 2)

Gilead

/ (ˈɡɪlɪˌæd) /

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for gilead

Gilead

Biblical site (Gen. xxxi:21, etc.), traditionally from the name of a grandson of Manasseh, perhaps from Aramaic gal "heap of stones."