Pelatiah
פְּלַטְיָ֫הוּ · pe.lat.yah · H6410H“let the Lord deliver; deliverance of the Lord” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 1 Chronicles
Who he was
Pelatiah was one of the leaders from the tribe of Simeon who participated in an attack against the Amalekites, according to 1 Chronicles 4:42. Along with his fellow leaders Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, Pelatiah led a group of 500 Simeonites to Mount Seir. There they attacked and destroyed the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped earlier defeats. This event likely took place after the Babylonian exile, as the Simeonites sought to reclaim their territory. Pelatiah's leadership role suggests he was a capable warrior and commander.
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Family
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Every mention
1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
1 Chronicles 1 mention
What the dictionary says
Deliverance of the Lord.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain