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View Name: Gilead


GILEAD
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Biblical
OTHER SCRIPTS: גִּלְעָד (Ancient Hebrew)
Meaning & History
From an Old Testament place name meaning "monument of testimony" in Hebrew. This was a mountainous region east of the Jordan River. Besides being a place name, it is also borne by people in the Bible.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Gilad (Biblical Hebrew), Gilad (Hebrew)



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