{
  "id": "dict_005048",
  "term": "Sallai",
  "slug": "sallai",
  "letter": "S",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Sallai is a biblical personal name found in post-exilic Old Testament lists, especially among the restored community in Jerusalem.",
  "simple_one_line": "A biblical personal name appearing in post-exilic community lists.",
  "tooltip_text": "A Hebrew personal name preserved in the Old Testament's post-exilic genealogical and community records.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Benjamin",
    "Jerusalem",
    "Nehemiah",
    "Returned exiles"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Ezra-Nehemiah",
    "Genealogy",
    "Post-exilic community"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Sallai is a biblical personal name appearing in the Old Testament's post-exilic lists, where Scripture gives very little biographical detail.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A post-exilic biblical name attached to community lists, not a theological concept.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Appears in post-exilic genealogical or community records.",
    "Refers to a little-known individual or individuals.",
    "The Bible gives no extended narrative biography."
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Sallai is a biblical personal name found in Old Testament post-exilic lists. The text offers little biographical information, so the name is best understood as a minor figure in the restored community of Judah and Jerusalem.",
  "description_academic_full": "Sallai is a biblical personal name preserved in Old Testament post-exilic lists. Scripture gives almost no narrative detail, so the name is best treated as a minor proper name rather than as a developed biblical character or theological concept. The entry belongs in the context of the restored community after the exile, where genealogical and civic lists helped identify families, locations, and covenant membership in Judah and Jerusalem.",
  "background_biblical_context": "The name occurs in lists that record members of the returned and settled covenant community after the exile. Such lists preserve the identity of ordinary Israelites as part of God's restored people.",
  "background_historical_context": "After the Babylonian exile, genealogies and civic lists helped organize worship, inheritance, and settlement in Jerusalem and surrounding towns.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "In Second Temple Judaism, community lists were important for tracing family lines, land, and temple-related service.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Nehemiah 11:8"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "Related post-exilic name lists in Ezra-Nehemiah",
    "the biblical evidence is brief and largely confined to community registers."
  ],
  "original_language_note": "Hebrew personal name; the meaning is uncertain from the biblical evidence available here.",
  "theological_significance": "Sallai itself carries no major doctrine, but it reflects God's preservation of named individuals within the restored remnant.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "Minor biblical names remind readers that Scripture is not only about major leaders but also about ordinary covenant members.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not build a biography or doctrine from the name alone; the biblical record is brief and largely limited to list material.",
  "major_views_note": "This entry is a proper name, not a theological term. The available biblical data do not support a fuller biography.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "No distinct doctrine attaches to the name itself.",
  "practical_significance": "Encourages attention to the overlooked people in Scripture and God's care for the whole covenant community.",
  "meta_description": "Sallai is a biblical personal name found in post-exilic Old Testament lists, especially among the restored community in Jerusalem.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/sallai/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/sallai.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}