Atlas Biblica

    person

    Jalam

    יַעְלָם

    Jalam was a son of Esau and Oholibamah, and a chief of Edom.

    verses
    4
    first named
    Genesis 36:5
    last named
    1 Chronicles 1:35
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Edom

    Description

    Who was Jalam?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Jalam was one of the sons born to Esau, the son of Isaac, and his wife Oholibamah, as recorded in Gen.36.5, 14, and 18, and 1Ch.1.35. Esau, also known as Edom, settled in the region of Seir and became the ancestor of the Edomites. Jalam and his brothers, Jeush and Korah, were born in Canaan before Esau moved to Seir. Gen.36.18 lists Jalam as one of the chiefs of Edom, indicating that he and his descendants held a position of authority within the Edomite tribal structure.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Jalam9 of 9 entities the graph connects to Jalam, in 3 groups: kinship 6, company 1, events 2. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.EsauChild of · 1 event · 84 versesEliphazSibling of · 8 versesOholibamahChild of · 2 events · 7 versesReuelSibling of · 6 versesJeushSibling of · 2 events · 4 versesKorahSibling of · 2 events · 4 versesKinshipOholibamah’s birthTook part in · 3 versesCompanyCanaan1 event · 146 versesChief1 event · 18 versesEventsJalam

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Jalam happensThe one place the claims about Jalam reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Canaan. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Jalam there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Canaan
    the PatriarchsThe one place the claims about Jalam reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 2 books.

    1. Genesis3 verses

      36:536:1436:18

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      1:35

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Esau and OholibamahEsau’s wife taking of Adah and OholibamahEsau’s wife taking of Adah and Oholibamah is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.via Esau and ReuelMahalathEsau's wife, daughter of Ishmaelvia Eliphaz and EsauAdahHittite wife of Esau; mother of Eliphazvia Oholibamah’s birthBirthBirth is a concept gathering 84 labelled instances in the text.via Oholibamah’s birthCanaanAncient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendantsvia OholibamahAnahHorite, father of Oholibamah, Esau's wifevia OholibamahDishonGrandson of Seir the Horite through Anahvia ReuelMizzahA grandson of Esau and a chief of Edom.via ReuelNahathA descendant of Esau, a chief of Edom.

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