Gilead

The hills of Gilead (current day Jalʻād), Jordan In the Bible " Gilead " means hill of testimony or mound of witness , ( Genesis 31:21 ), a mountainous region east of the Jordan River , situated in the Kingdom of Jordan . It is also referred to by the Aramaic name Yegar-Sahadutha , which carries the same meaning as the Hebrew ( Genesis 31:47 ). From its mountainous character it is called "the mount of Gilead" ( Genesis 31:25 ). It is called also "the land of Gilead" ( Numbers 32:1 ), and sometimes simply "Gilead" ( Psalms 60:9 ; Genesis 37:25 ). As a whole, it included the tribal territories of Gad, Reuben, and the eastern half of Manasseh ( Deut 3:13 ; Num 32:40 ). It was bounded on the north by Bashan , and on the south by Moab and Ammon ( Genesis 31:21 ; Deut 3:12–17 ). "Half Gilead" was possessed by Sihon, and the other half, separated from it by the river Jabbok, by Og, king of Bashan. The deep ravine of the river Hieromax (the modern Sheriat el-Mandhur) separated Bashan from Gilead, which was about 60 miles in length and 20 in breadth, extending from near the south end of the Lake of Gennesaret to the north end of the Dead Sea. In the Bible , Gilead or Galaad ( , "Heap/mass of testimony/witness", Standard Hebrew Gilʻad , Tiberian Hebrew Gilʻāḏ ; ) is the name of three persons and two geographic places. Gilead is divided among the tribes of Gad and Manasseh . Specifically, it may refer to: A grandson of Manasseh , ancestor of the Iezerites and Helekites. ( 1 Chronicles 2:21–23 ) A person in the Gadite genealogies. ( 1 Chronicles 5:11–14 ) The father of Jephthah . "Gilead" mentioned in Book of Hosea may refer to Ramoth-Gilead , Jabesh-Gilead , or the whole region Gilead, treated below. In Hebrew, Gilead can also mean a memorial site, and is used to name boys, while "Gil" equals joy in Hebrew and "ad" means forever or eternity. The name Gilead ( ) is used in strict sense of the mountainous land extending north and south of Jabbok . It is used more generally for all the region east of the Jordan River . It corresponds today to the northwestern part of the Kingdom of Jordan . The name Gilead first appears in the biblical account of the last meeting of Jacob and Laban ( Genesis 31:21–22 ). After king Sihon was defeated, the Tribe of Reuben , Tribe of Gad , and half the Tribe of Manasseh were assigned to the area. Ammon and Moab sometimes expanded to include southern Gilead. King David fled to Mahanaim in Gilead during the rebellion of Absalom . Gilead is later mentioned as the homeplace of the prophet Elijah . King Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria says he established the province of Gal'azu (Gilead).

The hills of Gilead (current day Jalʻād), Jordan Gilead or Gilaad ( ), ( / ˈ ɡ ɪ l . i . ə d / ), is the name of three persons and two geographic places In the Bible .

Name of three people and two geographical locations in the Bible For other uses, see Gilead (disambiguation) . The hills of Gilead (current day Jalʻād ), Jordan Gilead or Gilad ( / ˈ ɡ ɪ l i ə d / ; , – Ǧalʻād, Jalaad) is the name of three persons and two geographic places in the Bible . Gilead may mean 'hill of testimony'. If this is the case, it is likely derived from גלעד gal‛êd , which in turn comes from gal ('heap, mound, hill') and ‛êd ('witness, testimony'). There also exists an alternative theory that it means 'rocky region'. It is now within the Kingdom of Jordan .

Northern part of the region of Transjordan, also the name of several biblical figures For other uses, see Gilead (disambiguation) . Gilead or Gilad ( / ˈ ɡ ɪ l i ə d / ; Gilʿāḏ , , Ǧalʻād, Jalaad) is the ancient, historic, biblical name of the mountainous northern part of the region of Transjordan . The region is bounded in the west by the Jordan River , in the north by the deep ravine of the river Yarmouk and the region of Bashan , and in the southwest by what were known during antiquity as the " plains of Moab ", with no definite boundary to the east. In some cases, "Gilead" is used in the Bible to refer to all the region east of the Jordan River. Gilead is situated in modern-day Jordan , corresponding roughly to the Irbid , Ajloun , Jerash and Balqa Governorates . Gilead is also the name of three people in the Hebrew Bible , and a common given name for males in modern-day Israel .

Northern part of the region of Transjordan, also the name of several biblical figures For other uses, see Gilead (disambiguation) . Gilead or Gilad ( UK : / ˈ ɡ ɪ l i æ d / , US : / ˈ ɡ ɪ l i ə d / ; Hebrew : גִּלְעָד Gilʿāḏ , Arabic : جلعاد , Jalʻād ) is the ancient, historic, biblical name of the mountainous northern part of the region of Transjordan . The region is bounded in the west by the Jordan River , in the north by the deep ravine of the river Yarmouk and the region of Bashan , and in the southwest by what were known during antiquity as the " plains of Moab ", with no definite boundary to the east. In some cases, "Gilead" is used in the Bible to refer to all the region east of the Jordan River. Gilead is situated in modern-day Jordan , corresponding roughly to the Irbid , Ajloun , Jerash and Balqa Governorates .