Gilead

[ gil-ee-uh d ]
/ ˈgɪl i əd /

noun

a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
Mount, a mountain in NW Jordan. 3596 feet (1096 meters).

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British Dictionary definitions for gilead (1 of 2)

Gilead 1
/ (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)

Gilead 2
/ (ˈɡɪlɪˌæd) /

noun

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