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1. Gileadnoun

   A region east of the Jordan river.

2. Gileadnoun

   in occasional use.

3. Etymology: From גִּלְעָד (gil'ád)

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1. Gilead

   Gilead or Gilad (; Hebrew: גִּלְעָד‎, Arabic: جلعاد‎ – Ǧalʻād, Jalaad) is the name of three people 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.

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1. gilead

   Gilead is a name with both geographical and biblical significance. Geographically, Gilead refers to a mountainous region in the eastern part of the Jordan River, known for its bountiful natural resources and mentioned in various ancient texts. Biblically, Gilead has a spiritual connotation as a symbol of healing and restoration, often associated with divine intervention and deliverance. In a broader sense, Gilead can symbolize a place or state of hope, rejuvenation, and refuge amidst challenges or hardships.

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1. Gilead

   In the Bible, "Gilead" means hill of testimony or mound of witness, a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, now situated in Jordan. It is also referred to by the Aramaic name Yegar-Sahadutha, which carries the same meaning as the Hebrew. From its mountainous character it is called "the mount of Gilead". It is called also "the land of Gilead", and sometimes simply "Gilead". As a whole, it included the tribal territories of Gad, Reuben, and the eastern half of Manasseh. In the Book of Chronicles, Segub controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.1 Chronicles 2:21-22 It was bounded on the north by Bashan, and on the south by Moab and Ammon. "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 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. Abarim, Pisgah, Nebo, and Peor are its mountains mentioned in Scripture.

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1. Gilead

   a tableland extending along the E. of the Jordan, at a general level of 2000 ft. above the sea, the highest point near Ramoth-Gilead being 3597 ft.

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1. GILEAD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gilead is ranked #150452 in terms of the most common surnames in America.The Gilead surname appeared 109 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Gilead.62.3% or 68 total occurrences were Black.29.3% or 32 total occurrences were White.4.5% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gilead in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gilead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of gilead in a Sentence

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2. Rafael Resendes:

   We've seen extraordinary returns from stocks like Gilead, but we haven't been taking on any new positions until we find extraordinary discounts.

3. Gregg Alton:

   Gilead cannot cure hepatitis C globally on our backs alone. There have to be other players that come in and make that investment.

4. Bruce Miller:

   We try to come up with what could happen in Gilead ... (But) if you're going to make television that is tied to the real world, it's going to be as disquieting as the political turmoil the world seem to be going through right now.

5. Mike Ryan:

   We will be engaging in discussions with Gilead and the U.S. government as to how this drug may be made more widely available as further data emerges on its effectiveness.

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4. ^ Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=gilead
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopediahttps://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Gilead
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Recordshttps://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html

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• جلعادArabic
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• gileadGerman
• gileadGreek
• gileadEsperanto
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• gileadItalian
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• GalaadLatin
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• GileadPolish
• GileadePortuguese
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• gileadSwedish
• கிலியட்Tamil
• gileadTurkish
• гілеадUkrainian
• גילעדYiddish
• 吉利德Chinese

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