Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a prostitute: and Gilead became the father of Jephthah.
"And Gilead begat Jephthah"  (Judges 11:1).  "The word `Gilead' has two meanings: (1) the name of the country so-called, and (2) the name of an individual."[1]  However, this presents no problem to this writer, since he has never heard of "a country" begetting a son.  Gilead is here, of course, the name of an individual.  As Keil noted, "We are forced to this conclusion by the fact that the wife of Gilead and his other sons are mentioned in  Judges 11:2."[2]