Lockyer's All the Men of the Bible – Gilead
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Gilead

Gilead [Gĭl'eăd]—mass of testimony or strong.

  1. Father of Jephthah, judge of Israel, and grandson of Zelophedad (Judg. 11:1, 2).
  2. Son of Machir, and grandson of Manasseh (Num. 26:29, 30; 27:1; 36:1; Josh. 17:1-3).
  3. A chief of the family of Gad (1 Chron. 5:14). Also the name of a mountainous area in Jordan (Gen. 37:25; Judg. 7:3).