Friday, November 15, 2013

Shaltiel Name

My madien name is Saltiel, which is the english version of the Hebrew word Shealtiel.    You find Shealtiel who was the father of Zerubbabel in the Bible in the book of Ezra.
  (makes an interesting read)     This family name comes from the Tribe of Judah, from the Household of David, and the family of Shealtiel.
Nearly 20 years ago I attended an in-gathering of the family in Amsterdam, and painted this small Belek plate as a memory.     The word is Hebrew for Shealtiel, and the name means "I have asked of God".
I have always felt it a great privilege to have been born under that name. 
(just thought I would tell you a tiny bit about my background!)