Helam
Where it is
32.18° N, 35.70° E · Located through Peniel
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Counted from 2 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
About this place
Helam was a place east of the Jordan River where a significant battle took place between the forces of King David and the Arameans (2Sa.10.16-17). The Arameans, under the leadership of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, had gathered their troops at Helam to fight against Israel. David led his army to confront the Arameans and defeated them decisively, causing them to flee. The exact location of Helam is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the region of Zobah, a powerful Aramean kingdom northeast of Israel.
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Every mention
2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
2 Samuel 2 mentions
2 Samuel 10:16Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River; and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.2 Samuel 10:17David was told that; and he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David and fought with him.
What the dictionary says
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…
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
- OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain