Elam
עֵילָם · e.lam · H5867H“a young man; a virgin; a secret” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 1 Chronicles
Who he was
Elam is briefly mentioned in 1 Chronicles 26:3 as one of the gatekeepers assigned to guard the thresholds of the tent of meeting during the reign of King David. The gatekeepers were responsible for protecting the entrances to the sacred areas and maintaining order.
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Family
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Every mention
1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
1 Chronicles 1 mention
What the dictionary says
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…
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain