n pr loc Gilead = "rocky region"<OL TYPE="1"><LI>a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called 'Mount Gilead' or the 'land of Gilead' or just 'Gilead'. Divided into north and south Gilead<LI>a city (with prefix 'Jabesh')<LI>the people of the region n pr m<LI>son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh<LI>father of Jephthah<LI>a Gadite</OL>