Gilead
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Gilead is a historically significant region east of the Jordan River, known from biblical and ancient Near Eastern sources for its strategic location and fertile, wooded highlands.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Town of Gilead | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| appearsIn | ancient Near Eastern texts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Israelites
ⓘ
surface form:
Israelite tribes
half-tribe of Manasseh ⓘ tribe of Gad ⓘ tribe of Reuben ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Ammon
ⓘ
Bashan ⓘ Moab ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| governedBy | Israelite monarchy at various times ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gilʿad
ⓘ
surface form:
Galaad
|
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Gilʿad ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalSymbolism |
healing
ⓘ
“balm of Gilead” ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRole |
military frontier
ⓘ
trade route corridor ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
hill country
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fertile highlands
ⓘ
strategic location ⓘ wooded landscape ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| locatedEastOf | Jordan River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jordan
ⓘ
surface form:
Transjordan
|
| mentionedIn |
1 Kings
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of 1 Kings
Book of 2 Kings ⓘ Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ Book of Genesis ⓘ Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Book of Joshua ⓘ Judges ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
Book of Numbers ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| notableFor | balm production in biblical tradition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ancient Near East
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Near East
|
| presentIn |
Jordan
ⓘ
surface form:
modern Jordan
|
| referredToAs | mountainous region ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | part of Promised Land in biblical tradition ⓘ |
| sceneOf | biblical battles ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Town of Gilead