Gilead (Person)

A son of Makir from the tribe of Manasseh (Numbers 26:29–33). He was leader of the clan of his descendants during the time of Moses (26:29; 27:1; 36:1).

The father of Jephthah during the period of the judges (Judges 11:1–2). Jephthah was the leader of the Gileadites and judge over Israel.

A son of Michael from the tribe of Gad. He lived in Bashan during the first settlement of Palestine (1 Chronicles 5:14).