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Gilead = "rocky region" 1. a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called 'Mount Gilead' or the 'land of Gilead' or just 'Gilead'. Divided into north and south Gilead 2. a city (with prefix 'Jabesh') 3. the people of the region n pr m 4. son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh 5. father of Jephthah 6. a Gadite |