Thematic Bible: Gilead


Thematic Bible



Jephthah was a brave soldier from Gilead. He was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was his father. Verse ConceptsIllegitimate ChildrenHarlots

The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a large number of livestock. They saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was indeed a place suitable for livestock. Verse ConceptsLivestockLargenessHerdsReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

He had thirty sons who rode thirty donkeys. They had thirty cities in the land of Gilead. They are called the villages of Jair. Verse ConceptsBackThirtyGiven Names To This DayMultitudes Of Donkeys

east of the Jordan, as far south as the town of Aroer on the Arnon River. This included the territories of Gilead and Bashan, where the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and East Manasseh lived. Verse ConceptsArnonBeyond JordanReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

To the east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead. Verse ConceptsOwning Livestock

Some of them went to Gad and Gilead on the other side of the Jordan River. Saul stayed at Gilgal. His soldiers trembled with fear. Verse ConceptsFear Of Enemies

The Israelites under Absalom's command set up camp in the region of Gilead.

Announce to the people: 'Anyone who is afraid should go back home.' We will stay here at Mount Gilead. Twenty-two thousand went back, but ten thousand stayed.' Verse ConceptsDesertionTens Of ThousandsTwenty Thousand And UpFear Of Enemies

He left in a hurry with all that belonged to him. He crossed the Euphrates River and went toward the mountains of Gilead. Verse ConceptsHillsRiver CrossingsRiver Tigris

Jacob camped on a mountain. So when Laban caught up with Jacob as he was camped in the hill country of Gilead, he set up his camp not far from Jacod's. Verse ConceptsNomadsCamp, Of IsraelOvertaking

(The Beloved) You are beautiful my love, you are beautiful. Your eyes behind your veil are like doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead. Verse ConceptsAppearance Of HairYoung LoversHairgirlfriends

But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair, as well as Kenath with its surrounding settlements sixty towns. All these were descendants of Makir the father of Gilead. Verse ConceptsSixties

The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead. Verse ConceptsConcubines

There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh. He was the firstborn of Joseph. Machir was the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. Verse ConceptsAncestorsFirstborn Sons

The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh.

from Manasseh the family of Machir who was the father of Gilead and the family of Gilead. The descendants of Gilead were the family of Iezer, the family of Helek,

Zelophehad, son of Hepher, grandson of Gilead, descendant of Machir, whose father was Manasseh, belonged to the families of Manasseh, son of Joseph. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

The heads of the families in the clan of Gilead the son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh son of Joseph, went to Moses and the other leaders.

But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Later, Hezron lay with the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead (he had married her when he was sixty years old), and she bore him Segub.

from Manasseh the family of Machir who was the father of Gilead and the family of Gilead.

As they sat down to eat, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying the materials for cosmetics, medicine, and embalming. They were on their way to take them to Egypt. Verse ConceptsBalmsCaravansHerbs And SpicesMoney, Uses OfMyrrhPerfumeTradeTravelCamelsCommercePeople EatingSitting In Fellowship

Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician (healer) there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored? Verse ConceptsdiseasesBalmsHealingHerbs And SpicesMedicineOintmentNo HealingHealth And HealingHope And Healingwholeness

Go to Gilead, and get medicine, dear people of Egypt. You have used many medicines without results and cannot be cured. Verse ConceptsdoctorsBalmsMedicineOintmentVirginNo Healingvirginity

Announce to the people: 'Anyone who is afraid should go back home.' We will stay here at Mount Gilead. Twenty-two thousand went back, but ten thousand stayed.' Verse ConceptsDesertionTens Of ThousandsTwenty Thousand And UpFear Of Enemies

(The Beloved) You are beautiful my love, you are beautiful. Your eyes behind your veil are like doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead. Verse ConceptsAppearance Of HairYoung LoversHairgirlfriends

Turn away your eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. Verse ConceptsLooking Intently At PeopleAppearance Of Hairwaterfalls

Jehovah began to reduce the size of Israel's territory. King Hazael of Syria conquered all the Israelite territory east of the Jordan, as far south as the town of Aroer on the Arnon River. This included the territories of Gilead and Bashan, where the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and East Manasseh lived.

I will not hold back punishment, said Jehovah, For the many transgressions of Damascus. This is because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron. Verse ConceptsIronOppression, Nature OfProphets, Role OfSin, And God's CharacterSuffering, Nature OfSuffering, Of The InnocentTeethWord Of GodAbominations, Judgments OfThree Or FourSharp ToolsIron Objects

The Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty men ready for military service, able-bodied men who could handle shield and sword, who could use a bow, and who were trained for battle. They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish and Nodab. They were helped in fighting them, and God handed the Hagrites and all their allies over to them, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him. read more.
They seized the livestock of the Hagrites, fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep and two thousand donkeys. They also took one hundred thousand people captive, and many others fell slain, because the battle was God's. And they occupied the land until the exile.

To the east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead. During Saul's reign they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands; they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the entire region east of Gilead.

The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a large number of livestock. They saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was indeed a place suitable for livestock. Verse ConceptsLivestockLargenessHerdsReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

To the east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead. Verse ConceptsOwning Livestock

Quickly send messengers to tell David: 'Do not rest tonight in the river crossings in the desert. Make sure you cross the river. Otherwise Your Majesty and all the troops with him will be wiped out.' Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsOvernightFords

So David and his men crossed the Jordan. By daybreak they had all gone across. Verse ConceptsDawnDaybreakUntil Daybreak

David went to the town of Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan River with the army of Israel.

I will bring the people of Israel back to their pastures. They will eat on Mount Carmel and Mount Bashan. They will eat until they are full on the mountains of Ephraim and Gilead. Verse ConceptsAppetite, PhysicalPhysical HungerSatisfactionPromise of return

Jehovah says concerning the house of the king of Judah: 'You are like Gilead to me, like the summit of Lebanon. Most assuredly I will make you like a wilderness, like cities that are not inhabited. Verse ConceptsEmpty CitiesWeed

Gilead is a city of wicked men, stained with blood. Verse ConceptsLifebloodKilling Many Peoplefootprints

The people of Gilead are evil. They are worthless. They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal. But their altars will become like piles of rubble beside a plowed field. Verse ConceptsFurrowsUseless IdolsCairnsSacrificing Cattle

He left in a hurry with all that belonged to him. He crossed the Euphrates River and went toward the mountains of Gilead. Three days after he left, Laban was told that Jacob had fled. Laban took his men with him and pursued Jacob for seven days until he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. read more.
In a dream that night God came to Laban. God said: Be careful not to threaten Jacob in any way. Jacob camped on a mountain. So when Laban caught up with Jacob as he was camped in the hill country of Gilead, he set up his camp not far from Jacod's.

In the days of Pekah king of Israel Tiglathpileser king of Assyria captured Ijon and Abelbethmaacah and Janoah and Kedesh and Hazor and Gilead and Galilee and all the land of Naphtali. He took the people captive to Assyria. Verse ConceptsExile, in assyriaArmies, Against IsraelExile Of Israel To AssyriaCapturing CitiesList Of Kings Of Israel

The Israelites under Absalom's command set up camp in the region of Gilead.

Jephthah was a brave soldier from Gilead. He was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was his father. They had other sons by his wife, and when they grew up, they forced Jephthah to leave home. They told him: You will have no inheritance from our father for you are the son of another woman.

Absalom happened to come face to face with some of David's men. He was riding on a mule. The mule went under the tangled branches of a large tree. Absalom's head became caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair when the mule under him ran away. Verse ConceptsMulesBackCovering HeadsRiding MulesHairdreadlocks

Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab: By the living Jehovah, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word. Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfBaal Worship, HistoryElijah, Prophecies OfElijah, Life Ofdrought, physicaldewLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityPrayerfulnessRainWeather, As God's JudgmentMiracles Of ElijahCrowsImmigrants

These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.

Announce to the people: 'Anyone who is afraid should go back home.' We will stay here at Mount Gilead. Twenty-two thousand went back, but ten thousand stayed.' Verse ConceptsDesertionTens Of ThousandsTwenty Thousand And UpFear Of Enemies

He left in a hurry with all that belonged to him. He crossed the Euphrates River and went toward the mountains of Gilead. Verse ConceptsHillsRiver CrossingsRiver Tigris

Jacob camped on a mountain. So when Laban caught up with Jacob as he was camped in the hill country of Gilead, he set up his camp not far from Jacod's. Verse ConceptsNomadsCamp, Of IsraelOvertaking

(The Beloved) You are beautiful my love, you are beautiful. Your eyes behind your veil are like doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead. Verse ConceptsAppearance Of HairYoung LoversHairgirlfriends

He left in a hurry with all that belonged to him. He crossed the Euphrates River and went toward the mountains of Gilead. Verse ConceptsHillsRiver CrossingsRiver Tigris

Jacob camped on a mountain. So when Laban caught up with Jacob as he was camped in the hill country of Gilead, he set up his camp not far from Jacod's. Verse ConceptsNomadsCamp, Of IsraelOvertaking