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    Gilead

    Pronounced GIL-ee-ad

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    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Gilead appears in the King James Bible, including Jeremiah 8:22.
    Meaning
    "Hill of testimony; Rocky region"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Gilead was a mountainous region east of the Jordan known for its healing balm. Jeremiah's famous cry 'Is there no balm in Gilead?' became a metaphor for spiritual healing. The region represents God's provision of remedy for every wound.

    Spiritual meaning

    Gilead promises healing — there IS a balm, there IS a Physician, and every wound of the soul can find remedy in God.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?"

      Jeremiah 8:22 (KJV) →

    • "So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead."

      Genesis 31:21 (KJV) →
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