Bible Dictionary
Gallim
Gallim was the name of a place associated with Phalti, to whom Michal was given, and mentioned by Isaiah among the towns alarmed by the Assyrian advance. Its exact location is uncertain.
Definition
Gallim is the name of a place, or possibly of two places, associated with the region around Jerusalem and Judah. Its exact identification is uncertain.
Biblical Usage
Gallim was the home of Phalti, to whom Michal was given, and it is named by Isaiah among the places alarmed by the Assyrian advance.
Historical Background
One proposed Gallim occurs among additional towns associated with Judah in the Greek text. Another was north of Jerusalem, near Laishah and Anathoth. It has been connected by some authorities with Gilgal, Geliloth, or Beth-gilgal.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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
(fountains). This is given as the native place of the man to whom Michal, David’s 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)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>gal'-im (gallim), "heaps"): Probably two distinct places:</p><p>(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.</p><p>(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.</p><p>E. W. G. Masterman</p>