Gilʿad

E406475
biblical region geographical region

Gilʿad is a biblical region east of the Jordan River, traditionally associated with the ancient Israelite tribes and noted for its rugged terrain and balm-producing plants.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Ramoth-gilead 2
Galaad 1
Gilʿad canonical 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical region ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
appearsInBook Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ
Book of Genesis ⓘ
Book of Joshua ⓘ
Judges ⓘ
surface form: Book of Judges

Book of Numbers ⓘ
Books of Kings ⓘ
associatedTribe half-tribe of Manasseh ⓘ
Tribe of Gad ⓘ
surface form: tribe of Gad

Tribe of Reuben ⓘ
surface form: tribe of Reuben
associatedWith Tribes of Israel ⓘ
surface form: Israelite tribes

Ancient Israel ⓘ
surface form: ancient Israel
borderedBy Jordan River ⓘ
culturalContext ancient Israelite culture ⓘ
describedAs mountainous region ⓘ
pastoral region ⓘ
historicalRegionOf Iron Age Levant ⓘ
knownFor aromatic plants ⓘ
medicinal resins ⓘ
languageContext Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
locatedEastOf Jordan River ⓘ
locatedIn Transjordan ⓘ
mentionedIn Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible ⓘ
surface form: Old Testament
notableProduct balm ⓘ
resin ⓘ
notedFor balm of Gilead ⓘ
balm-producing plants ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
partOf ancient Land of Israel ⓘ
Ancient Near East ⓘ
surface form: ancient Near East
regionType highland region ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
symbolicAssociation divine mercy ⓘ
healing ⓘ
terrainType hills ⓘ
mountains ⓘ
wooded areas ⓘ
usedFor cattle grazing ⓘ
sheep grazing ⓘ
variantName Gilead ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gilead → hasAlternativeTransliteration → Gilʿad ⓘ
Gilead → hasAlternativeName → Gilʿad ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galaad
Ahab → placeOfDeath → Gilʿad ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ramoth-gilead
Saul → burialPlace → Gilʿad ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jabesh-gilead
King Ahab → deathPlace → Gilʿad ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ramoth-Gilead
Tribe of Gad → regionIncludes → Gilʿad ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ramoth-gilead