Gallim was a Levite who served as a singer in the temple after returning from the Babylonian exile. He is mentioned in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles and Nehemiah as part of the Levites who settled in Jerusalem and resumed temple service. His role testifies to the restoration of God's worship after the exile.
17Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who led the thanksgiving in prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his kinsmen; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
Galal was part of the larger community of priests, Levites, and temple workers who ensured that God's worship was restored in accordance with the Law of Moses after the exile.
19Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of his ancestral house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, guarding the thresholds of the tent, just as their fathers had guarded the entrance to the camp of the LORD.
17Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who led the thanksgiving in prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his kinsmen; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.