Gallim
גַּלִּים/GAL-im/
“Heaps or springs”
☩Biblical References
Gallim is mentioned as the hometown of Phalti (or Palti), the son of Laish, to whom Saul wrongfully gave David's wife Michal. The town appears again in Isaiah's prophecy describing the terror of towns in Benjamin's territory at Sennacherib's approach. The prophet calls upon the 'daughter of Gallim' to lift up her voice in alarm as the Assyrian army advances toward Jerusalem.
Key verses:1 Samuel 25:44Isaiah 10:30
☩Location
The exact site remains uncertain, but Gallim was evidently in Benjamin, near Anathoth, Michmash, and other towns north of Jerusalem. The mention of Laish in connection with both references suggests these may have been neighboring towns. Some identify it with the modern Beit Jala near Bethlehem.
Key verses:Isaiah 10:28-32
References
- 1.James Orr (ed.), "Gallim," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 2.John McClintock and James Strong, "Gallim," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. III (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 3.George Morrish, "Gallim," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Gallim," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).