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).

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British Dictionary definitions for Gilead (1 of 2)

Gilead1

/ (ˈɡɪlɪˌæd) /


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

British Dictionary definitions for Gilead (2 of 2)

Gilead2

/ (ˈɡɪlɪˌæd) /


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

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