Palal is mentioned in Nehemiah 3:25 as one of the individuals who worked on rebuilding Jerusalem's wall. The name itself relates to prayer or intercession—fitting for someone engaged in the sacred work of restoring God's city. Each builder named in Nehemiah 3 represents both literal construction and spiritual rebuilding. They weren't just stacking stones but reconstituting Jerusalem as a holy city, a physical declaration that God's people had returned and would not be moved again. Palal's particular section included repairs near the projecting tower and the king's upper house.