Tribe of Gilead
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The Tribe of Gilead is a biblical Israelite group associated with the Transjordan region of Gilead, often noted for its role in inter-tribal conflicts and its distinctive territorial identity east of the Jordan River.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite group
ⓘ
biblical tribe ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Judges period
ⓘ
Transjordan region NERFINISHED ⓘ Transjordanian highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ inter-tribal conflicts ⓘ monarchic period of Israel ⓘ territorial disputes ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Ammon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bashan NERFINISHED ⓘ Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Israelite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | ancient Near East ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| hasGeopoliticalRole | frontier region of Israel ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | Gilead as a regional designation ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialIdentity | east of the Jordan River ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive territorial identity
ⓘ
military involvement ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Jordan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gilead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| partOf | Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType |
hill country
ⓘ
pastoral region ⓘ |
| religiousTextContext | Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tribe of Ephraim