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The repressive theocratic regime that has taken over the US in this show and in its source novel is called "The Republic of Gilead." Gilead is mentioned repeatedly in the Bible, first in Genesis 31:23, both as a geographic location and the source of a figurative or literal balm (curative or healing substance). There is a spiritual called "There Is a Balm in Gilead" that is in the hymnals of many Christian denominations, and in the book "The Handmaid's Tale," Offred remembers the hymn. She even makes a joke to herself about it, thinking, "there is a bomb in Gilead." As a placename, the geographic term "Gilead" is used in the Bible for a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, which was divided among the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh. The region corresponds to the northwestern part of the modern Kingdom of Jordan. In the Book of Hosea, the ancient writer accuses one or more settlements in Gilead of immorality: "Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood." In the Books of Samuel, Gilead is the place where deposed King David of Israel found refuge, following the rebellion of his son Absalom against him. Absalom blamed his father for failing to punish the man who raped Tamar, Absalom's sister. Gilead is also the home area of the prophet Elijah.

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