Bible Dictionary
Haltil
The ancestor of a family of Solomon’s servants who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. The name is mentioned in the postexilic lists.
Definition
Haltil was the ancestor or family name of Solomon’s servants who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel.
Biblical Usage
The descendants of Haltil are included among the children of Solomon’s servants in the post-exilic lists.
Historical Background
The name is uncertain in meaning and occurs in the records of those who returned from captivity about 536 BC.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(doubtful). Bene-Hattil were among the children of Solomon’s slaves “who came back from captivity with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:57; Nehemiah 7:59) (B.C. 536.)