Gilead was a tribal group mentioned in Biblical passages which textual scholars attribute to early sources. In these sources, for example the Song of Deborah, the Gilead group is treated with equal status to the other Israelite tribes, while certain other tribes, including the Tribe of Manasseh, are absent.
Gilead was a tribal group mentioned in Biblical passages that textual scholars associate with early sources. In these sources, such as the Song of Deborah, Gilead is given equal status to other Israelite tribes, while certain other tribes, including the Tribe of Manasseh, are absent.