heaps, ( 1 Samuel 25:44 ; Isaiah 10:30 ). The native place of Phalti, to whom Michal was given by Saul. It was probably in Benjamin, to the north of Jerusalem.
who heap up; who cover
(fountains ). This is given as the native place of the man to whom Michal, Davids wife, was given. ( 1 Samuel 25:44 ) There is no clue to the situation of the place. The name occurs again in the catalogue of places terrified at the approach of Sennacherib. ( Isaiah 10:30 )
GALLIM
gal'-im (gallim), "heaps"):
Probably two distinct places:
(1) A town mentioned among the 11 additional cities of Judah which are in the Septuagint appended to Joshua 15:59, and have altogether disappeared from the Hebrew text. It occurs between Karem (`Ain Kairem) and Baither (Bettir); it is probably the large and flourishing village of Beit Jala, near Bethlehem.
(2) Gallim is mentioned in Isaiah 10:30; not far from Laishah and Anathoth and certainly North of Jerusalem. It was the home of Palti the son of Laish (1 Samuel 25:44), and it is by many authorities identified with the Gilgal on the North border of Judah (Joshua 15:7), the Geliloth of the parallel passage (Joshua 18:17), and the Beth-gilgal of Nehemiah 12:29.
E. W. G. Masterman
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