elders of Gilead

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The elders of Gilead are the tribal leaders of the Israelite region of Gilead who sought out Jephthah to lead them in battle against their enemies.

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elders of Gilead canonical 1

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical people ⓘ
group of people ⓘ
tribal leaders ⓘ
appearsIn Book of Judges ⓘ
appointsAsCommander Jephthah ⓘ
associatedWithEvent conflict with the Ammonites ⓘ
authorityType traditional authority ⓘ
category Biblical tribal elders ⓘ
enemy Ammonites ⓘ
ethnicity Israelites ⓘ
function negotiators in political agreements ⓘ
organizers of military resistance ⓘ
representatives of the people of Gilead ⓘ
governingStructure council of elders ⓘ
governs Gilead ⓘ
languageContext Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
linked to: Hebrew
locatedIn Gilead ⓘ
Transjordan ⓘ
ancient Israel ⓘ
linked to: Ancient Israel
makesCovenantWith Jephthah ⓘ
narrativeContext story of Jephthah ⓘ
linked to: Jephthah
promisesTo Jephthah’s headship over Gilead if victorious ⓘ
region east of the Jordan River ⓘ
religiousSignificance example of Israelite tribal governance ⓘ
religiousText Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
religiousTradition Judaism ⓘ
role civic authority ⓘ
military decision-makers ⓘ
tribal leadership ⓘ
scripturalReference Judges 11 ⓘ
Judges 11:4–11 ⓘ
seeksAsLeader Jephthah ⓘ
timePeriod period of the Judges ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jephthah → calledBackBy → elders of Gilead ⓘ