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# Gilead #
## Definition: ##
Gilead was the name of a mountainous region east of the Jordan river where the Israelite tribes of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh lived.
* This region was also referred to as the "hill country of Gilead" or "Mount Gilead."
* "Gilead" was also the name of several men in the Old Testament. One of these men was the grandson of Manasseh. Another Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))
(See also: [Gad](../other/gad.md), [Jephthah](../other/jephthah.md), [Manasseh](../other/manasseh.md), [Reuben](../other/reuben.md), [twelve tribes of Israel](../other/12tribesofisrael.md))
## Bible References: ##
* [1 Chronicles 02:21-22](en/tn/1ch/help/02/21)
* [1 Samuel 11:1-2](en/tn/1sa/help/11/01)
* [Amos 01:3-4](en/tn/amo/help/01/03)
* [Deuteronomy 02:36-37](en/tn/deu/help/02/36)
* [Genesis 31:19-21](en/tn/gen/help/31/19)
* [Genesis 37:25-26](en/tn/gen/help/37/25)