meanings of Elam encyclopedia of Elam dictionary of Elam thesaurus on Elam books about Elam dreams about Elam
 Elam - Definition 

The name Elam means highland, and may refer to:

  • An ancient nation, the Elamite Empire.
  • One of eight or nine men in the Hebrew Bible:
    • In Genesis 10:22, Elam, a son of Shem and grandson of Noah, appears as the ancestor of the Elamites, see Ezra 4:9.
    • In 1 Chronicles 8:24 Elam is a son of Shashak of the tribe of Benjamin.
    • In 1 Chronicles 26:3 Elam is the son of Meshelemiah, a Levite of the family of Kohath.
    • In Ezra 2:1-2,7 Elam is the ancestor of a family that returned with Zerabbabel.
    • In Ezra 2:31 Elam is the ancestor of a family that returned from the Captivity. This is possibly the same man and family as in Ezra 2:1-2,7.
    • In Ezra 8:7 Elam is the ancestor of a family that returned with Ezra.
    • In Ezra 10:3 Elam is the grandfather of Shechaniah.
    • In Nehemiah 10:14 Elam is one of the men who joins Nehemiah in sealing the new covenant.
    • In Nehemiah 12:42 Elam is a priest who helps in the rededication of the rebuilt walls of Jerusalem.
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.

sv:Elam


Copyright 2008 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy  ::  Terms of Use  :: Contact Us  :: About Us
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Elam".