6 others in the registry answer to the name Elam. Every Elam in the Bible
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Elam
עֵילָםἘλαμίτης
- verses
- 16
- first named
- Genesis 14:1
- last named
- Daniel 8:2
- feature
- region
Description
Elam in the text
Elam was an ancient kingdom located east of Babylonia in what is now southwestern Iran. The Elamites were descendants of Shem, son of Noah (Genesis 10:22). Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, was an ally of other Mesopotamian kings who fought against Sodom and Gomorrah and took Lot captive before being defeated by Abraham (Genesis 14:1-16).
The Elamites were skilled archers (Isaiah 22:6) and were sometimes allies of Israel's enemies. Elamite kings are mentioned in Assyrian records of campaigns against Judah. The prophets Isaiah (11:11, 21:2, 22:6) and Jeremiah (25:25, 49:34-39) foretold Elam's conquest by the Babylonians and Medes as part of God's judgment.
However, Jeremiah also prophesied Elam's restoration in the latter days (49:39). Some Elamites were present in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Act.2.9). Nehemiah's opponents included a man named Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem the Arab (Nehemiah 2:19, 6:1), possibly indicating alliances between Elam and Israel's neighbors. The references to Elam in Dan.8.2 suggest the province maintained some importance during the Persian period.
Relations
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Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 16, across 7 books. The name is written 17 times in them.
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Where they appear
What happened here
Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Isaiah 21Elam is summoned to lay siege.
- Isaiah 22Elam takes up a quiver and comes with chariots and horsemen.
- Jeremiah 49Elam had its bow shattered, its people scattered to every wind, and its king and officials destroyed before its eventual restoration.
- Ezekiel 32Elam lies with its multitudes around its grave, bearing disgrace among those who descend to the Pit.
- Daniel 8Elam was the province in which Daniel saw the citadel of Susa.
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