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 ## Definition: ##
 
-Gilead is the name of a mountainous region east of the Jordan river, where the Israelite tribes of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh lived.
+Gilead was the name of a mountainous region east of the Jordan river where the Israelite tribes of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh lived.
 
- * This region is also referred to as the "hill country of Gilead" or "Mount Gilead." 
+ * This region was also referred to as the "hill country of Gilead" or "Mount Gilead." 
  * "Gilead" was also the name of several men in the Old Testament. One of these men was the grandson of Manasseh. Another Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
 
 (Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))