Gilead — the meaning of the Hebrew name גִּלְעָד

גִּלְעָד

Gilʻâd · pronounced ghil-awd' · Strong's H1568 · a man and a place · also spelled Gileadite

Gilead means Gilad, a region East of the Jordan.

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Strong's definition

probably from H1567; Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites.

First appearance

Gen 31:21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead. (KJV)

Every verse that names Gilead

123 occurrences in 123 verses — Genesis, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Psalms, Song of Songs, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Zechariah

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