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Palti

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Deliverance from the Lord, one of the spies representing the tribe of Benjamin (Num 13:9).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

pal'-ti (palTi, "Yah delivers"):

(1) One of the "searchers" of Canaan sent by Moses (Num 13:9), representing Benjamin in the expedition (13:9).

(2) The man to whom Saul gave Michal, David's wife, after the estrangement (1 Sam 25:44). He is "the captain of the people" of 2 Esdras 5:16 ("Phaltiel," margin "Psaltiel"). In 2 Sam 3:15, he is named "Phaltiel" (the King James Version), "Paltiel" (the Revised Version), and is there mentioned in connection with David's recovery of Michal.

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Person Palti

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).