Gilʿad

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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 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