gilead

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gilead - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  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.

gilead - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  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