Meaning
Gilead H1568
1. A region east of the Jordan:
- Allotted to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half tribe of Manasseh
Num 32:30; Deu 3:13; Deu 34:1; 2Ki 10:33
- Reubenites expel the Hagarites from
1Ch 5:10; 1Ch 5:22
- Ammonites make war against; defeated by Jephthah
; Amo 1:13
- The prophet Elijah, a native of
1Ki 17:1
- David retreats to, at the time of Absalom's rebellion
2Sa 17:16; 2Sa 17:22; 2Sa 17:24
- David pursued into, by Absalom
2Sa 17:26
- Absalom defeated and slain in the forests of
2Sa 18:9
- Hazael, king of Syria, smites the land of
2Ki 10:33; Amo 1:3
- Invaded by Tiglath-Pileser, king of Syria
2Ki 15:29
- A grazing country
Num 32:1; 1Ch 5:9
- Exported spices, balm, and myrrh
Gen 37:25; Jer 8:22; Jer 46:11
- Figurative of prosperity
Jer 22:6; Jer 50:19
2. A mountain:
- General references
Jdg 7:3; Son 4:1; Son 6:5
- Laban overtakes Jacob at
Gen 31:25
3. A city
Hos 6:8; Hos 12:11
4. Grandson of Manasseh
Num 26:30; Num 27:1; Num 36:1; Jos 17:1; Jos 17:3; 1Ch 2:21; 1Ch 2:23; 1Ch 7:14; 1Ch 7:17
5. Father of Jephthah
Jdg 11:2
6. A chief of Gad
1Ch 5:14
