Mount Gilead
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| Type | mountain |
|---|---|
| Also called | Gilead, Mount of Gilead |
| Most likely | another name for Mount Gilboa (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.434° N, 35.414° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Judges 7:3 |
Mount Gilead is a mountain named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Mount Gilboa (low confidence).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Mount Gilboa | low (18%) | 32.434° N, 35.414° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 7:3Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the people: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.