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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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* In keeping with the theme of many locations in the Petra Nebula being named after locations in the [[Wikipedia:Levant|Levant]], it is likely that Gilead was named after [[Wikipedia:Gilead|a region]] in what is now Jordan. |
* In keeping with the theme of many locations in the Petra Nebula being named after locations in the [[Wikipedia:Levant|Levant]], it is likely that Gilead was named after [[Wikipedia:Gilead|a region]] in what is now Jordan. |
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+ | * It also shares a name with a fictional militaristic theocratic nation that takes over the United States in the novel ''[[Wikipedia:The Handmaid's Tail|The Handmaid's Tail]]''. |
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* Gilead's capital city, Ephesus, was the name of an [[Wikipedia:Ephesus|Ancient Greek city]] which is located in what is present day Turkey. |
* Gilead's capital city, Ephesus, was the name of an [[Wikipedia:Ephesus|Ancient Greek city]] which is located in what is present day Turkey. |
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