GILEAD meaning: Historical region; biblical, rich balm

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Gilead: Merriam-Webster
Gilead: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Gilead: Collins English Dictionary
Gilead, gilead: Wordnik
Gilead: Wiktionary
Gilead: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
Gilead: Infoplease Dictionary
Gilead: Dictionary.com
Gilead (disambiguation), Gilead (novel), Gilead (tribal group), Gilead: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Gilead: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Gilead: Encyclopedia

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Gilead: Easton Bible
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Gilead)

▸ noun:  (biblical) A region east of the Jordan river.
▸ noun:  A male given name from Hebrew in occasional use.
▸ noun:  (derogatory) An illiberal and oppressive place, especially on matters related to women's rights, reproduction, or sex (from the theocratic dystopia in Margaret Atwood's novel The Handmaid's Tale).

Similar:

Gilad, Gihon, Gibeon, Goshen, Gilgal, Gibeonite, Gaddiel, Jezreel, Tirzah, Gomorrah, more...

Phrases:

Mount Gilead, ramoth gilead, jabesh gilead, balm of Gilead, balsam of Gilead, more...

Adjectives:

ramoth, balm, jabesh, northern, ancient, southern, eamoth, eastern, native, mount, biblical

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