of Gilead

of Gilead
of Gilead
The resinous exudation of trees of the genus Commiphora or Balsamodendron, from the belief that it is the substance mentioned in the Bible (Jeremiah 8.22) as found in Gilead
The balsam fir
balm

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  • GILEAD — (Heb. גִּלְעָד), the central region east of the Jordan, approximately between the river Yarmuk in the north and the northern end of the Dead Sea in the south. The name Gilead is explained in the Bible as deriving from Gal ed, in Aramaic Yegar… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Gilead (disambiguation) — Gilead could refer to:*Gilead, the name of three persons and two places in the Bible *Gilead, a figure in the Book of Mormon *Balm of Gilead, a healing compound made from the resinous gum of Populus candicans , taking its name from the product… …   Wikipedia

  • Gilead (Begriffsklärung) — Gilead steht für: Gilead, ein biblisches Land Gilead Sciences, ein kalifornisches Pharmaunternehmen Wachtturm Bibelschule Gilead, Missionarschule der Zeugen Jehovas ein fiktives Land namens Gilead in Stephen Kings Romanzyklus Der dunkle Turm Orte …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gilead Sciences — Rechtsform Aktiengesellschaft ISIN US3755581036 Gründung 1987 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gilead — (hebr. גלעד, Gil ad) bezeichnet ein biblisches Land, das nach seinem Ahnherrn so benannt worden sein soll. Es liegt östlich des Jordans zwischen dem Fluss Jarmuk im Norden an der Grenze zu Damaskus und dem Fluss Nahr ez Zarqa (Jabbok) im Süden an …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gilead (tribal group) — Gilead was a tribal group mentioned in Biblical passages which textual scholars attribute to early sources. In these sources, for example the Song of Deborah, the Gilead group is treated with equal status to the other Israelite tribes, while… …   Wikipedia

  • Gilead (Maine) — Gilead Pueblo de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Gilead (Nebraska) — Gilead Villa de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Gilead (Bible) — Gilead was, according to the Book of Numbers, the son of Machir, and hence the grandson of Manasseh, [Numbers 26:29] and may have been the founder of the Israelite tribal group of Gilead, which is mentioned in Biblical passages which textual… …   Wikipedia

  • Gilead Sher — is an Israeli attorney. He is the former Chief of Staff and Policy Coordinator of Israel s Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Ehud Barak. In that capacity he acted as Israel’s co chief negotiator in 1999 2001 at the Camp David summit and the… …   Wikipedia

  • Gilead Township — may refer to the following places in the United States:* Gilead Township, Michigan * Gilead Township, Morrow County, Ohio …   Wikipedia

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