Palti

Palti is the name of a son-in-law of Saul in the Old Testament .

etymology

The name Palti ( Hebrew פלטי palṭî ) means "salvation". There may be a 1st person singular suffix added to translate “my salvation” or “[God] has saved”. The name also occurs as פלטיאל Paltiël , "My salvation is El".

In the Septuagint the name is given as φαλτι phalti .

biography

In 1 Sam 25,42-44  EU it is reported that David takes Abigail and Ahinoam of Jezreel as his wife. Michal , Saul's daughter, whose marriage to David is reported in 1 Sam 18.27  EU , but now married a Palti. This is a son of the Lajish and comes from Gallim. This place can probably be identified with Chirbet Ka‛kūl, in the north of Jerusalem .

It also says in 2 Sam 3  EU that after Saul's death David sends messengers to Eschbaal with the demand that Michal be taken back to Palti and given to him as his wife. Eschbaal agrees. Palti then accompanies his wife Michal to Bachurim, from where he is then sent back. It is believed that by marrying a daughter of Saul, David wanted to express the legitimacy of his claim to the throne.

More name bearers

One of the scouts who are sent to Canaan in Num 13.9  EU also bears the name Palti. He is a son of Rafus and belongs to the tribe of Benjamin .

literature

• Stefan Seiler:  Palti / Paltiel. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.