Gilead

4 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Gilead
     hill of testimony, (Gen. 31:21), a mountainous region east of
     Jordan. From its mountainous character it is called "the mount
     of Gilead" (Gen. 31:25). It is called also "the land of Gilead"
     (Num. 32:1), and sometimes simply "Gilead" (Ps. 60:7; Gen.
     37:25). It comprised the possessions of the tribes of Gad and


     Reuben and the south part of Manasseh (Deut. 3:13; Num. 32:40).
     It was bounded on the north by Bashan, and on the south by Moab
     and Ammon (Gen. 31:21; Deut. 3:12-17). "Half Gilead" was
     possessed by Sihon, and the other half, separated from it by the
     river Jabbok, by Og, king of Bashan. The deep ravine of the
     river Hieromax (the modern Sheriat el-Mandhur) separated Bashan
     from Gilead, which was about 60 miles in length and 20 in
     breadth, extending from near the south end of the Lake of
     Gennesaret to the north end of the Dead Sea. Abarim, Pisgah,
     Nebo, and Peor are its mountains mentioned in Scripture.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Gilead, the heap or mass of testimony
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Gilead, NE (village, FIPS 18720)
    Location: 40.14650 N, 97.41495 W
    Population (1990): 37 (23 housing units)
    Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68362

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Gilead, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    40
     Housing Units (2000): 22
     Land area (2000):     0.068081 sq. miles (0.176328 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.068081 sq. miles (0.176328 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            18720
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             40.145659 N, 97.415230 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     68362
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Gilead, NE
      Gilead