Gilead
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Gilead or Gilad is the ancient, historic, biblical name of the mountainous northern part of the region of Transjordan, present-day Jordan. The region is bounded in the west by the Jordan River, in the
Gilead around River Zarqa (biblical River Jabbok)
The hills of Gilead, Jordan
Sea of Galilee as seen from Gilead near Irbid
Balm of Gilead
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Balm of Gilead was a rare perfume used medicinally that was mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and named for the region of Gilead, where it was said to have been produced. The tree or shrub from which the
Gilead
…of the Jordan River. It corresponds today to the northwestern part of the Kingdom of Jordan. The region appears in the ancient Safaitic inscriptions. Balm of Gilead Machir…
Plant considered to be the basis of the balm of Gilead, exhibition in Jerusalem
Commiphora gileadensis, identified by some as the ancient balm of Gilead, in the Botanical gardens of Kibutz Ein-Gedi
Branches and fruit of a Commiphora gileadensis shrub