Laish in the Bible

Meaning: a lion

Exact Match

And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

Verse ConceptsTransferring Wives

Thematic Bible



Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish.


Cry aloud with thy voice, O daughter of Gallim! Hearken, O Laishah! O thou poor Anathoth!


And the sons of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it. And they said to them, Go, search the land. And they came to the hill-cou When they were by the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young man the Levite. And they turned aside there, and said to him, Who brought thee here? And what are thou doing in this place? And what have thou here? And he said to them, Thus and thus has Micah dealt with me, and he has hired me, and I have become his priest. read more.
And they said to him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. And the priest said to them, Go in peace. Your way is before LORD in which ye go. Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were in it, how they dwelt in security, according to the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure, for there was none in the land possessing authority, that mi And they came to their brothers to Zorah and Eshtaol. And their brothers said to them, What [say] ye? And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good, and are ye idle? Be not slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land. When ye go, ye shall come to a people secure. And the land is large, for God has given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is on the earth.


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