Gallim

Gallim (meaning: who heap up; who cover) was a town in the territory of Benjamin mentioned in two biblical contexts. In 1 Samuel 25:44, Saul gave his daughter Michal — David's wife — to Paltiel son of Laish, who was from Gallim, after David had fled from court. This act effectively dissolved David's marriage to Michal, and Gallim became associated with the man who held her during David's years of exile.

Isaiah includes Gallim in his poetic description of the Assyrian advance on Jerusalem, listing towns in sequence as the army approaches from the north: Cry aloud, O daughter of Gallim! (Isaiah 10:30). The town's position in this march route places it north of Jerusalem in the Benjaminite hill country. Its precise location has not been confirmed archaeologically, though various sites in the region have been proposed. The town appears in both passages as a minor but historically situated settlement in the Benjaminite landscape of the early monarchy period.