pel - a - tı̄´a ( פּלטיה , pelaṭyāh , "Yahweh delivers"): (1) One who "sealed" the covenant (Nehemiah 10:22 ). (2) A descendant of Solomon, grandson of Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:21 ). (3) A S imeonite, one of the captains who cleared out the Amalekites and dwelt on the captured land (1 Chronicles 4:42 , 1 Chronicles 4:43 ). (4) A prince of the people whom Ezekiel (in Babylon) pictures as 'devising mischief' and giving 'wicked counsel' in Jerusalem. He is represented as falling dead while Ezekiel prophesies (Ezekiel 11:1 , Ezekiel 11:13 ). His name has the "-u," ending.
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