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'''[[Gilead]]''' is the name of three persons and two places in the Bible. |
'''[[Gilead]]''' (Hebrew: {{Script/Hebrew|גלעד}}) is the name of three persons and two places in the Bible. |
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'''Gilead''' may also refer to: |
'''Gilead''' may also refer to: |
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* [[Balm of Gilead]], a healing compound made from the resinous gum of ''Populus candicans'' |
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* [[Balsam of Mecca]], also known as the balm balsam of Gilead, a resinous gum of the tree Commiphora gileadensis |
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* "[[There Is A Balm In Gilead]]", African-American spiritual song |
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== Places == |
== Places == |
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* [[Gilead, |
* [[Gilead, New South Wales]], a suburb of Sydney |
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* [[Gilead, Connecticut]], a village in the town of Hebron |
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* [[Gilead, Illinois]], an unincorporated community |
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* [[Gilead, Indiana]], an unincorporated community |
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** [[Former Gilead Railroad Station]], Maine, on the National Register of Historic Places |
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* [[Gilead Township, Michigan]] |
* [[Gilead Township, Michigan]] |
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* [[Gilead, |
* [[Gilead, Missouri]], an unincorporated community |
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* [[Gilead, Nebraska]], a village |
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* [[Lake Gilead]], New York, a reservoir |
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* [[Gilead Township, Morrow County, Ohio]] |
* [[Gilead Township, Morrow County, Ohio]] |
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* [[Mount Gilead, North Carolina]] |
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* [[Mount Gilead, Virginia]] |
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==People with the name== |
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* [[Gilead Sher]] (born 1953), Israeli attorney, government official and peace negotiator |
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* [[Gilead, New South Wales]], a suburb of Sydney |
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* [[Gilead J. Wilmot]] (1834–?), American politician |
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==Arts and entertainment== |
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'''Fictional places''' |
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* [[Gil'ead]], a city in the kingdom of Alagaësia in Christopher Paolini's novel ''Eragon'' |
* [[Gil'ead]], a city in the kingdom of Alagaësia in Christopher Paolini's novel ''Eragon'' |
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* Gilead, birthplace of [[Roland Deschain]] in |
* Gilead, the fictional birthplace of [[Roland Deschain]] in Stephen King's ''The Dark Tower'' series of novels |
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* Gilead, a novelette by [[Zenna Henderson]] in her [[Ingathering:_The_Complete_People_Stories|Ingathering]] series |
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==Other uses== |
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* [[Gilead (tribal group)]], mentioned in the Bible |
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==See also== |
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* [[Gilead Sciences]], biotech company based in Foster City, California |
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* [[Ghilad]], a commune in Timiș County, Romania |
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* [[Gilad (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Balm of Gilead (disambiguation)]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:04, 24 June 2022
Gilead (Hebrew: גלעד) is the name of three persons and two places in the Bible.
Gilead may also refer to:
Places
[edit]Australia
[edit]- Gilead, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
United States
[edit]- Gilead, Connecticut, a village in the town of Hebron
- Gilead, Illinois, an unincorporated community
- Gilead, Indiana, an unincorporated community
- Gilead, Maine, a town
- Former Gilead Railroad Station, Maine, on the National Register of Historic Places
- Gilead Township, Michigan
- Gilead, Missouri, an unincorporated community
- Gilead, Nebraska, a village
- Lake Gilead, New York, a reservoir
- Gilead Township, Morrow County, Ohio
People with the name
[edit]- Gilead Sher (born 1953), Israeli attorney, government official and peace negotiator
- Gilead J. Wilmot (1834–?), American politician
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Gil'ead, a city in the kingdom of Alagaësia in Christopher Paolini's novel Eragon
- Gilead, the fictional birthplace of Roland Deschain in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of novels
- Republic of Gilead, the fictional totalitarian theocratic nation in Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale
- Gilead (novel), a 2004 novel by Marilynne Robinson
- Gilead, a novelette by Zenna Henderson in her Ingathering series
Other uses
[edit]- Gilead Sciences, an American biopharmaceutical company based in California
- Watchtower Bible School of Gilead, Jehovah's Witnesses' missionary training program in New York state, aka the Gilead School
- Gilead (tribal group), mentioned in the Bible
- Gilead, a Jaredite military commander in the Book of Mormon
See also
[edit]- Mount Gilead (disambiguation)
- Ghilad, a commune in Timiș County, Romania
- Gilad (disambiguation)
- Balm of Gilead (disambiguation)