Topic
Gallim
6 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Samuel 25:44Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A town, probably in tribe of Benjamin
¶ But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.
- Isaiah 10:30Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A town, probably in tribe of Benjamin
Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
- Joshua 15:7ISBE
And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings…
- Joshua 15:59ISBE
And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:
- Joshua 18:17ISBE
And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
- Nehemiah 12:29ISBE
Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Heaps, (1 Sam. 25:44; Isa. 10:30). The native place of Phalti, to whom Michal was given by Saul. It was probably in Benjamin, to the north of Jerusalem.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 6 references
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 Jos 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 Isa 10:30; not far from Laishah and Anathoth and certainly North of Jerusalem. It was the home of Palti the son of Laish (1Sa 25:44), and it is by many authorities identified with the Gilgal on the North border of Judah (Jos 15:7), the Geliloth of the parallel passage (Jos 18:17), and the Beth-gilgal of Ne 12:29.
E. W. G. Masterman
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.