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ELAM

(Heb. ʿêlām)

(PERSON)

1. The first of Shem’s five sons (Gen. 10:22; 1 Chr. 1:17), according to the Table of Nations the progenitor of the inhabitants of Elam.

2. A Benjamite, son of Shashak (1 Chr. 8:24).

3. A son of the Korahite Meshelemiah, listed in the division of tabernacle gatekeepers (1 Chr. 26:3).

4. The head of a clan of Israelites, 1254 of whom returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian Exile with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:7 = Neh. 7:12). Another 70 returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:7; cf. 10:2, 26).

5. The “other Elam” (so called by Ezra 2:31 = Neh. 7:34) who returned from exile, also as leader of a group of 1254 people (cf. 1 Esdr. 5:22). The obvious similarity to 4 raises questions about distinguishing the two.

6. A leader of those who signed the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh. 10:14[MT 15]).

7. A priest among those assisting Nehemiah in his dedication of the new wall around Jerusalem (Neh. 12:42).

John S. Vassar

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ELAM

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)