Meaning of “Elam”
Elam — highland, the son of Shem (Gen. 10:22), and the name of the country inhabited by his descendants (14:1, 9; Isa. 11:11; 21:2, etc.) lying to the east of Babylonia, and extending to the shore of the Mediterranean, a distance in a direct line of about 1,000 miles. The name Elam is an Assyrian word meaning "high." "The inhabitants of Elam, or 'the Highlands,' to the east of Babylon, were called Elamites. They were divided into several branches, speaking different dialects of the same agglutinative language. The race to which they belonged was brachycephalic, or short-headed, like the pre-Semitic Sumerians of Babylonia. "The earliest Elamite kingdom seems to have been that of Anzan, the exact site of which is uncertain; but in the time of Abraham, Shushan or Susa appears to have already become the capital of the country. Babylonia was frequently invaded by the Elamite kings, who at times asserted their supremacy over it (as in the case of Chedorlaomer, the Kudur-Lagamar, or 'servant of the goddess Lagamar,' of the cuneiform texts). "The later Assyrian monarchs made several campaigns against Elam, and finally Assur-bani-pal (about B.C. 650) succeeded in conquering the country, which was ravaged with fire and sword. On the fall of the Assyrian Empire, Elam passed into the hands of the Persians" (A.H. Sayce). This country was called by the Greeks Cissia or Susiana. Helam — place of abundance, a place on the east of Jordan and west of the Euphrates where David gained a great victory over the Syrian army (2 Sam. 10:16), which was under the command of Shobach. Some would identify it with Alamatta, near Nicephorium. Nehelamite — the name given to a false prophet Shemaiah, who went with the captives to Babylon (Jer. 29:24, 31, 32). The origin of the name is unknown. It is rendered in the marg, "dreamer."
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Genesis Chapter 10 Verse 22 — The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. Genesis Chapter 14 Verse 9 — With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five. Genesis Chapter 14 Verse 1 — And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; 2 Samuel Chapter 10 Verse 17 — And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him. 2 Samuel Chapter 10 Verse 16 — And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. 1 Chronicles Chapter 1 Verse 17 — The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. 1 Chronicles Chapter 8 Verse 24 — And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, 1 Chronicles Chapter 26 Verse 3 — Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. Ezra Chapter 2 Verse 31 — The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. Ezra Chapter 2 Verse 7 — The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. Ezra Chapter 4 Verse 9 — Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites, Ezra Chapter 8 Verse 7 — And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males. Ezra Chapter 10 Verse 26 — And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. Ezra Chapter 10 Verse 2 — And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. Nehemiah Chapter 7 Verse 34 — The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. Nehemiah Chapter 7 Verse 12 — The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. Nehemiah Chapter 10 Verse 14 — The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani, Nehemiah Chapter 12 Verse 42 — And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. Isaiah Chapter 11 Verse 11 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. Isaiah Chapter 21 Verse 2 — A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. Isaiah Chapter 22 Verse 6 — And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield. Jeremiah Chapter 25 Verse 25 — And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes, Jeremiah Chapter 29 Verse 32 — Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD. Jeremiah Chapter 29 Verse 31 — Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie: Jeremiah Chapter 29 Verse 24 — Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, Jeremiah Chapter 49 Verse 39 — But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD. Jeremiah Chapter 49 Verse 38 — And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD. Jeremiah Chapter 49 Verse 37 — For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them: Jeremiah Chapter 49 Verse 36 — And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. Jeremiah Chapter 49 Verse 35 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. Jeremiah Chapter 49 Verse 34 — The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, Ezekiel Chapter 32 Verse 24 — There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit. Daniel Chapter 8 Verse 2 — And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. Acts Chapter 2 Verse 9 — Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
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