Paltiel
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A prince of the tribe of Issachar mentioned in Numbers 34:26, listed among the officials designated to allocate the inheritance of the land.
What is the meaning of Paltiel in the Bible?
A prince of the tribe of Issachar mentioned in Numbers 34:26, listed among the officials designated to allocate the inheritance of the land.
SIGNIFICANCE
Identifying Paltiel clarifies the administrative structure of the Israelite tribes during the settlement period, illustrating how specific tribal representatives were assigned distinct roles in the territorial distribution of Canaan.
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Built upon the 1915 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE) and Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897). Entries have been editorially modernized, checked for academic truthfulness, and formatted for fast contextual reference.