Gilead
[ gil-ee-uhd ]
noun
a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
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
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
Old Testament a grandson of Manasseh; ancestor of the Coileadites (Numbers 26: 29–30)
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