Gilead is a geographic designation (Genesis 31:48), but it is also used for a person after whom a tribal/clan/family is named (Joshua 17:1, Judges 17:3; Judges 5:17). Jephthah’s father bore a name of nobility.1
Gilead is a geographic designation (Genesis 31:48), but it is also used for a person after whom a tribal/clan/family is named (Joshua 17:1, Judges 17:3; Judges 5:17). Jephthah’s father bore a name of nobility.1
1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.