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Peulthai

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6469

פְּעֻלְּתַי

pe.ul.l.tay — Peullethai

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.5; son of: Obed-edom (H5654); brother of: Shemaiah (H8098I), Jehozabad (H3075H), Joah (H3098I), Sachar (H7940), Nethanel (H5417K), Issachar (H3485H) and Ammiel (H5988I) § Peulthai = "work" a Levite gatekeeper, the 8th son of Obed-edom; also 'Peullethai'

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Historical dictionary entry

Wages of the Lord, one of the sons of Obed-edom, a Levite porter (1 Chr. 26:5).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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