Gilead: Meaning in Place: 54

In which Carla investigates why the place in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale is called Gilead.Books referenced: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780385490818The Testaments by Margaret Atwood: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780385543781The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood and Renee Nault: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780385539241 Sources:Easton’s Bible Dictionary: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781547199501International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: https://amzn.to/3aK6KwxThe New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha (NRSV): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780190276089The Center for Judaic Studies, Lawrence E. Stager: The Song of Deborah: http://cojs.org/the-song-of-deborah/Who was Jezebel?: https://www.christianity.com/wiki/people/who-was-jezebel-in-the-bible-what-was-she-really-like.html Promo: Blind Luminations: https://blindluminations.podbean.com/Shoutout: my girl Kathleen: Middletini: http://twitter.com/middletini Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes:Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremightbecupcakesGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/804047-there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast-groupContact: [email protected] Complete list of ways to listen to the podcast on the sidebar at http://theremightbecupcakes.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.