| Gil'e-ad. (rocky region). A mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon. Genesis 31:21; Deuteronomy 3:12-17. It is sometimes called "Mount Gilead," Genesis 31:25, sometimes "the land of Gilead," Numbers 32:1, and sometimes simply "Gilead." Psalms 60:7; Genesis 37:25. The name Gilead, as is usual in Palestine, describes the physical aspect of the country: it signifies "a hard rocky region". The mountains of Gilead, including Pisgah, Abarim and Peor, have a real elevation of from 2000 to 3000 feet; but their apparent elevation on the western side is much greater, owing to the depression of the Jordan valley, which averages about 3000 feet. Their outline is singularly uniform, resembling a massive wall running along the horizon. Gilead was specially noted for its balm collected from "balm of Gilead" trees, and worth twice its weight in silver. Smith's Bible Dictionary or |
Occurences In Authorized Version
80 Verse(s)
Numbers 32:1, Num 32:26, Num 32:29, Num 32:39, Num 32:40,
Deuteronomy 2:36, Deu 3:10, Deu 3:12, Deu 3:13, Deu 3:15, Deu 3:16, Deu 4:43, Deu 34:1,
Joshua 12:2, Jos 12:5, Jos 13:11, Jos 13:25, Jos 13:31, Jos 17:5, Jos 17:6, Jos 20:8, Jos 21:38, Jos 22:9, Jos 22:13, Jos 22:15, Jos 22:32,
Judges 5:17, Jdg 10:4, Jdg 10:8, Jdg 10:17, Jdg 10:18, Jdg 11:1, Jdg 11:5, Jdg 11:7, Jdg 11:8, Jdg 11:9, Jdg 11:10, Jdg 11:11, Jdg 11:29, Jdg 12:4, Jdg 12:5, Jdg 12:7, Jdg 20:1,
2 Samuel 2:9, 2Sa 17:26, 2Sa 24:6,
1 Kings 4:13, 1Ki 4:19, 1Ki 17:1,
2 Kings 10:33, 2Ki 15:25, 2Ki 15:29,
1 Chronicles 2:22, 1Ch 5:9, 1Ch 5:10, 1Ch 5:16, 1Ch 6:80, 1Ch 26:31, 1Ch 27:21,