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Pelatiah
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or (Heb. Pelatyah', פְּלִטְיָה , delivered of Jehovah; also in the prolonged form Pelatyau ‘ hu, פְּלִטְיָהוּ Ezekiel 11:1; Ezekiel 11:13; Sept. Φαλετία, Φαλεττία, Nehemiah Φαλτία , in Ezekiel Φαλτίας ), the name of four Jews.
1. Son of Ishi, of the tribe of Simeon, and one of the captains of the five hundred men who made a successful attack on the Amalekites in Mount Seir, in the reign of Hezekiah (1 Chronicles 4:42). B.C. cir. 700.
2. The son of Benaiah, and one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was directed to utter the words of doom recorded in Ezekiel 11:5-12. The prophet in spirit saw him stand at the east gate of the Temple, and, as he spoke, the same vision showed him Pelatiah's sudden death (Ezekiel 11:1; Ezekiel 11:13). B.C. cir. 592.
3. The first named of two (three) sons of Hananiah, among the descendants of David (1 Chronicles 3:21). B.C. post 536.
4. One of the heads of the people who joined in the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:22). B.C. cir. 440.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pelatiah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pelatiah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
