Bible Dictionary
Sallai
Sallai was the name of a Benjamite family and of a priestly family recorded after the return from exile.
Definition
Sallai was the name of a Benjamite family and of a priestly family. The Benjamite family settled at Jerusalem after the return from exile, while the priestly name appears in the records of the restored community.
Biblical Usage
Sallai is associated with the Benjamites listed in Nehemiah and with a priestly family in the postexilic genealogical records.
Historical Background
The records also use the related form Sallu, and the genealogies of the Benjamite family differ between Chronicles and Nehemiah.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Basket-maker. (1.) A Benjamite (Neh. 11:8). (2.) A priest in the days of Joshua and Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:20).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>sal'-a-i, sal'-i (callay; Salom; Codex Alexandrinus Salo, with variants):</p><p>(1) Eponym of a Benjamite family which settled at Jerusalem after the return, descendants of "Sallu" (1Ch 9:7; Ne 11:7,8); the pedigrees of Sallu differ decidedly in the two passages. Curtis (ICC) suggests that "son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah" (Chronicles) is a corruption or derivation of "Judah the son of Hassenuah" (Nehemiah).</p><p>(2) Name of a priestly family (Ne 12:20), called "Sallu" in Ne 12:7.</p>