Person Old Testament
Laish
Also known as Laish =ESV, NIV, KJV, LQ; Lush =LK
Laish, the father of Palti (or 'Paltiel'), to whom Saul gave his daughter Michal in marriage. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 1 Samuel 25:44.
Why it matters. Father of Michal's husband Palti (or 'Paltiel')
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Laish
Laish was the father of Palti (or 'Paltiel'), a man from Gallim (1Sa.25.44). King Saul gave his daughter Michal, who was previously married to David, to Palti as a wife (1Sa.25.44). After Saul's death, David demanded that Michal be returned to him as part of a political agreement with Abner, the commander of Saul's army (2Sa.3.12-16). Paltiel followed Michal, weeping, as she was taken back to David, until Abner ordered him to return home (2Sa.3.15-16).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.