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* [[Gilead Sciences]], a biopharmaceutical based in Foster City, CA |
* [[Gilead Sciences]], a biopharmaceutical based in Foster City, CA |
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* [[Gilead School]], Jehovah's Witnesses' missionary training program headquartered in Patterson, New York; officially chartered as Watchtower Bible School of Gilead |
* [[Gilead School]], Jehovah's Witnesses' missionary training program headquartered in Patterson, New York; officially chartered as Watchtower Bible School of Gilead |
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*[[Gilead (novel)|''Gilead'' (novel)]], the 2004 novel by Marilynne Robinson |
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* Gilead, a Jaredite military commander in the [[List of Book of Mormon people|Book of Mormon]] |
* Gilead, a Jaredite military commander in the [[List of Book of Mormon people|Book of Mormon]] |
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== Places == |
== Places == |
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'''United States''' |
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* [[Gilead, Indiana]] |
* [[Gilead, Indiana]] |
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* [[Gilead, Maine]] |
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* [[Mount Gilead, Virginia]] |
* [[Mount Gilead, Virginia]] |
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'''Australia''' |
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* [[Gilead, New South Wales]], a suburb of Sydney |
* [[Gilead, New South Wales]], a suburb of Sydney |
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* The [[Republic of Gilead]], the setting of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel ''The Handmaid's Tale'' |
* The [[Republic of Gilead]], the setting of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel ''The Handmaid's Tale'' |
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* [[Gilead (novel)|''Gilead'' (novel)]], by Marilynne Robinson, and the notional Iowa town where the novel is set |
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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 the ''The Dark Tower'' series of novels by Stephen King |
* Gilead, birthplace of [[Roland Deschain]] in the ''The Dark Tower'' series of novels by Stephen King |
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Revision as of 14:03, 14 September 2013
Gilead is the name of three persons and two places in the Bible.
Gilead may also refer to:
- Balm of Gilead, a healing compound made from the resinous gum of Populus candicans
- Balsam of Mecca, also known as the balm balsam of Gilead, a resinous gum of the tree Commiphora gileadensis
- "There Is A Balm In Gilead", African-American spiritual song
- Gilead Sciences, a biopharmaceutical based in Foster City, CA
- Gilead School, Jehovah's Witnesses' missionary training program headquartered in Patterson, New York; officially chartered as Watchtower Bible School of Gilead
- Gilead (novel), the 2004 novel by Marilynne Robinson
- Gilead, a Jaredite military commander in the Book of Mormon
Places
United States
- Gilead, Indiana
- Gilead, Maine
- Gilead Township, Michigan
- Gilead, Nebraska
- Gilead Township, Morrow County, Ohio
- Mount Gilead, Ohio
- Mount Gilead, North Carolina
- Mount Gilead, Virginia
Australia
- Gilead, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
Fictional places
- The Republic of Gilead, the setting of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale
- Gil'ead, a city in the kingdom of Alagaësia in Christopher Paolini's novel Eragon
- Gilead, birthplace of Roland Deschain in the The Dark Tower series of novels by Stephen King
Other uses
- Gilead Sciences, biotech company based in Foster City, California
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