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“Gilead” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(rocky). (1) Mount and Land of
Gilead
,
east
of
Jordan
(
Gen. 31:21-25
21
So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
22
And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
23
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
24
And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
25
Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. (Genesis 31:21‑25)
;
Num. 32:1
1
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; (Numbers 32:1)
;
Josh. 17:6
6
Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead. (Joshua 17:6)
). (2) A mountain near
Jezreel
(
Judg. 7:3
3
Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand. (Judges 7:3)
). (3) Grandson of
Manasseh
(
Num. 26:29-30
29
Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.
30
These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites: (Numbers 26:29‑30)
). (4)
Father
of
Jephthah
(
Judg. 11:1-2
1
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
2
And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman. (Judges 11:1‑2)
).
“Jabesh” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(dry). (1) King
Shallum
’s
father
(
2 Kings 15:10,13
10
And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. (2 Kings 15:10)
13
Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. (2 Kings 15:13)
). (2)
Jabesh
-
gilead
, a city of Gilead (
Judg. 21:8-14
8
And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.
9
For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.
10
And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
11
And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
12
And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
13
And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
14
And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. (Judges 21:8‑14)
;
1 Sam. 11:1-11; 31:1-13
1
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
2
And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
3
And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
4
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
5
And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
6
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
7
And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
8
And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9
And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and showed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
10
Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
11
And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together. (1 Samuel 11:1‑11)
1
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons.
3
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
4
Then said Saul unto his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5
And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armorbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
7
And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8
And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
9
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
10
And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
11
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
12
All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
13
And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. (1 Samuel 31:1‑13)
).
“Gilead” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
The district on the
east
of the
Jordan
, extending from the
river
Yarmouk, a little
south
of the
Sea
of
Galilee
, to the
north
corner of the
Dead Sea
. It fell to the
lot
of
Gad
, except its northern part, which, where it joined
Bashan
, was possessed by
Manasseh
. It is a mountainous district, which accounts for some part of it being called “the mount of Gilead” in
Genesis 31:21-25
21
So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
22
And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
23
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
24
And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
25
Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. (Genesis 31:21‑25)
. Some of the mountains are 2,000 to 3,500 feet high, but from the
west
they look much higher because of the depression of the Jordan
valley
. Pasturage abounds in Gilead, and accounts for Gad and the others choosing it for their
cattle
. The district is divided into north and south by the river
Jabbok
(
Zerka
). The northern part is cultivated and has numerous
villages
; but the southern is mostly held by nomadic tribes, with but little cultivation, and having but one inhabited town now, called
es
Salt
, 32° 2' N, 35° 42' E.
In the days of
Ahab
Ramoth
-gilead was in possession of the Syrians, which was followed by all Gilead and
Moab
falling into their hands (
1 Kings 22:3
3
And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? (1 Kings 22:3)
;
2 Kings 10:32-33
32
In those days the Lord began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
33
From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. (2 Kings 10:32‑33)
). This was followed by
Tiglath-pileser
conquering the region, and carrying the Israelites into
captivity
(
2 Kings 15:29
29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. (2 Kings 15:29)
;
1 Chron. 5:26
26
And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day. (1 Chronicles 5:26)
). In the restoration of
Israel
their border eastward will extend to
Damascus
and Gilead (
Ezek. 47:18
18
And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side. (Ezekiel 47:18)
). This ancient possession will thus be brought into
blessing
. The
Ishmaelites
who bought
Joseph
were traveling with
balm
and
myrrh
from Gilead (
Gen. 37:25
25
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. (Genesis 37:25)
). The balm of Gilead was proverbial for its healing virtues (
Jer. 8:22
22
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? (Jeremiah 8:22)
;
Jer. 46:11
11
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured. (Jeremiah 46:11)
).
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“Jabesh, Jabesh-gilead” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
City in
Gilead
. When the tribe of
Benjamin
had been punished for its
sin
, and wives were wanted for the survivors, Jabesh-gilead was smitten because they came not when called, and only the young women were spared (
Judg. 21:8,14
8
And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly. (Judges 21:8)
14
And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. (Judges 21:14)
). The city was afterward saved from the
Ammonites
by
Saul
; and when Saul and his sons were killed in battle, the valiant men of the city took up their bodies and buried them (
1 Sam. 11:1-11
1
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
2
And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
3
And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
4
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
5
And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
6
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
7
And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
8
And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9
And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and showed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
10
Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
11
And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together. (1 Samuel 11:1‑11)
;
1 Sam. 31:11-13
11
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
12
All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
13
And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. (1 Samuel 31:11‑13)
;
2 Sam. 2:4-5
4
And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.
5
And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. (2 Samuel 2:4‑5)
;
2 Sam. 21:12
12
And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa: (2 Samuel 21:12)
;
1 Chron. 10:11-12
11
And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
12
They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. (1 Chronicles 10:11‑12)
). Identified with
ed Deir
(on the
south
of
Wady Yabis
, in which the name has probably been preserved), 32° 23' N, 35° 40' E.
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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
1568
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Gil`ad
Phonic:
ghil-awd’
Meaning:
probably from
1567
; Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
KJV Usage:
Gilead, Gileadite
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
gentilic of Gilead
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Jabesh in the territory of Gilead, see Jabesh and Gilead, Judg. 21:8.
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