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Gilead (Hebrew: {{Hebrew|גלעד}}) is the name of three persons and two places in the Bible. Gilead may also refer to: {{toc right}} Places Australia- Gilead, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
United States- Gilead, Connecticut
- Gilead, Indiana
- Gilead, Iowa
- Gilead, Maine
- Gilead Township, Michigan
- Gilead, Missouri
- Gilead, Nebraska
- Gilead Township, Morrow County, Ohio
People with the name- Gilead, a Jaredite military commander in the Book of Mormon
- Ghil'ad Zuckermann
- Gilad Erdan
- Gilad Shalit
Arts, entertainment, and mediaFictional places- Gil'ead, a city in the kingdom of Alagaësia in Christopher Paolini's novel Eragon
- Gilead, the fictional birthplace of Roland Deschain in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of novels
- Republic of Gilead, the fictional theocratic nation which replaces the United States in Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale
Literature- Gilead (novel), the 2004 novel by Marilynne Robinson's 2004 novel, titled after its fictional setting in the town of Gilead, Iowa
- Gilead is mentioned in verse 15 of Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 poem, The Raven
Music- "There Is a Balm in Gilead", an African-American spiritual song
Biology- Balm of Gilead, a healing compound made from the resinous gum of Populus candicans
- Balsam of Mecca, also known as the balm of Gilead, a resinous gum of the tree Commiphora gileadensis
Organizations and enterprises- Gilead Sciences, an American biopharmaceutical company based in California
- Watchtower Bible School of Gilead, Jehovah's Witnesses' missionary training program in New York state, aka the Gilead School
See also- Ghil'ad (disambiguation)
- Ghilad, a commune in Timiș County, Romania
- Gilad (disambiguation)
- Mount Gilead (disambiguation)
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