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What does Gilead mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Gilead? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. (biblical) A region east of the Jordan river.
  2. A male given name in occasional use.
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We've got Vietnamese coriander, for example, and balm of Gilead, which is not normally used in cooking but has a fantastic smell.
Gilead Sciences is currently testing the product at five institutes in the US, as well as at five Czech organisations.
He holds it out in his hand to me as if he is offering the balm of Gilead or all the riches of Babylon or something precious and extravagant like that.
Above it all the eagles cruise hungrily, supported on warm gusts of scented air, Balm of Gilead in spring, pine resin in summer.
Molina says Gilead is entitled to a return, but questions whether taxpayers should be paying so much of its acquisition costs.
And what is true of the land of Gilead is true of all lands bordering the Desert.

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