This document is about Gilead (Jephthah's Father). For other homonyms, please refer to the Gilead document.
Gilead was the father of the judge Jephthah and a resident of Gilead (place name). He fathered Jephthah through a prostitute.
Judges 11:1Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute.