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Elam

Elam (Generation 12 • Child of Shem ): Elam is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Shem . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 ) Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to The Flood & Noahic Covenant —In the tenth generation from Adam , Noah builds an ark to preserve life through the global Flood ( Genesis 6:14 , Genesis 7:6 ), leading to God's everlasting covenant with all living creatures and the repopulation of the earth through Shem, Ham , and Japheth .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Elam (Generation 12 • Child of Shem ): Elam is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Shem . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 ) (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 14 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Shem (Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah ): ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Elam (region. Referenced in Gen 14:1 , Gen 14:9 , Isa 11:11 , Isa 21:2 , Isa 22:6 .) Nehelam (Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 29:24 , Jer 29:31 , Jer 29:32 .) Helam (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 10:16 , 2 Sam 10:17 (identified with Peniel ).) Telassar (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Elam . Referenced in 2 Kgs 19:12 , Isa 37:12 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Chronicles 8:24 : "And Hananiah, and Elam , and Antothijah,"; 1 Chronicles 26:3 : " Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh."; Ezra 2:7 : "The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.". Related canonical books and chapters: Daniel 8 ( Daniel • Chapter 8 (27 verses)), Daniel (Old Testament • 12 Chapters), Ezra (Old Testament • 10 Chapters).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Elam
99% Gen 12
Generation 12 • Child of Shem

Elam is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Shem . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 )

Elam
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Biblical Place • Susa • 32.189°N, 48.258°E

region. Referenced in Gen 14:1 , Gen 14:9 , Isa 11:11 , Isa 21:2 , Isa 22:6 .

Nehelam
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Biblical Place • Ancient Near East

Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 29:24 , Jer 29:31 , Jer 29:32 .

Helam
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Biblical Place • Peniel • 32.184°N, 35.703°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 10:16 , 2 Sam 10:17 (identified with Peniel ).

Telassar
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Biblical Place • Susa • 32.189°N, 48.258°E

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Elam . Referenced in 2 Kgs 19:12 , Isa 37:12 .

Daniel 8
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Daniel • Chapter 8 (27 verses)

In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel , after that which appeared unto me at the first. 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 s... Mentions: Daniel , Elam , Ulai , Media , Persia .

Daniel
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 12 Chapters

Daniel (Old Testament, 12 chapters). Key figures: Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Daniel, Azariah (or Uzziah ), Elam . Key places: Babylon , Jerusalem , Shinar , Dura , Elam , Ulai . Opens with: "In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem , and besieged it...."

Ezra
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Old Testament • 10 Chapters

Ezra (Old Testament, 10 chapters). Key figures: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Shephatiah . Key places: Persia , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah . Opens with: "Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia , that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up th..."

Ezekiel 32
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Ezekiel • Chapter 32 (32 verses)

And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt , and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as ... Mentions: Asshur , Elam , Esau ( Edom ), Egypt , Babylon , Meshech .

1 Chronicles 26
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 26 (32 verses)

Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph . And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai th... Mentions: Asaph , Zechariah , Ashbel (or Jediael?), Elam , Obed , Hosah , Shallecheth , Jordan , Jazer .

Isaiah 21
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Isaiah • Chapter 21 (17 verses)

The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam : besiege, O Media ; all th... Mentions: Elam , Jacob/Israel , Media , Babylon , Dumah 1 , Seir .

Ezra 10
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Ezra • Chapter 10 (44 verses)

Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of t... Mentions: Ezra , Jacob/Israel , Elam , Judah , Benjamin , Jerusalem , Jeshua , Immer , Telem .

Genesis 14
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Genesis • Chapter 14 (24 verses)

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; That these made war with Bera king of Sodom , and with Birsha king of Gomorrah , Shinab king of Admah , and Shemeber king of Zeboiim , and the kin... Mentions: Elam , Bela , Ham , Amalekites , Lot , Shinar , Ellasar , Sodom , Gomorrah .

Ezra 2
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Ezra • Chapter 2 (70 verses)

Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon , and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah , every one unto his city; Which came with Zerubbabel :... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Babylon, Jerusalem , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah .

Isaiah 11
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Isaiah • Chapter 11 (16 verses)

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse , and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; And s... Mentions: Jesse , Cush , Elam , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Assyria , Egypt , Pathros .

Isaiah 22
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Isaiah • Chapter 22 (25 verses)

The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound... Mentions: Elam , Judah , David , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Hilkiah , Kir , Jerusalem .

Ezra 8
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Ezra • Chapter 8 (36 verses)

These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon , in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. Of the sons of Phinehas ; Gershom : of the sons of Ithamar ; Daniel : of the sons of David ; Hattush. Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the s... Mentions: Phinehas , Gershon (Gershom), Ithamar , Daniel , David , Babylon , Elam , Ahava , Ariel , Casiphia .

Nehemiah 10
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Nehemiah • Chapter 10 (39 verses)

Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah , the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, Seraiah , Azariah , Jeremiah , Pashur, Amariah , Malchijah , Mentions: Seraiah , Azariah (or Uzziah), Amariah , Malchijah , Obadiah , Jeshua , Rehob 3 , Elam , Anathoth .

Behistun Inscription — Darius the Great Trilingual Relief
IMAGE • archaeology

Colossal rock relief in Iran carved in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian, key to deciphering cuneiform and Persian royal decrees in Ezra .

Achaemenid Persian Stonemasons (Darius the Great) • UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bisotun CC-BY-SA 4.0
Nehemiah 7
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Nehemiah • Chapter 7 (73 verses)

Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem : for he was a faithful man, and feared God above ma... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Gibeon .

1 Esdras 5
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1 Esdras • Chapter 5 (73 verses)

After this were the chiefs of fathers’ houses chosen to go up according to their tribes, with their wives and sons and daughters, with their menservants and maidservants, and their cattle. And Darius sent with them a thousand horsemen, till they had brought them back to Jerusalem ... Mentions: Aaron , Yeshua the Messiah , David , Judah , Moab , Jerusalem , Persia , Babylon , Elam .

Shem
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Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah

( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 )

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

In the tenth generation from Adam , Noah builds an ark to preserve life through the global Flood ( Genesis 6:14 , Genesis 7:6 ), leading to God's everlasting covenant with all living creatures and the repopulation of the earth through Shem , Ham , and Japheth .

1 Chronicles 8
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 8 (40 verses)

Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. And the sons of Bela were, Addar , and Gera , and Abihud , Mentions: Benjamin , Bela, Ashbel (or Jediael?), Aharah , Nohah , Addar , Geba 1 , Manahath .

Jeremiah 49
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Jeremiah • Chapter 49 (39 verses)

Concerning the Ammonites , thus saith the Lord; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad , and his people dwell in his cities? Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonite... Mentions: Ammonites , Jacob/Israel , Gad , Ammon , Esau ( Edom ), Rabbah , Heshbon , Edom, Teman .

Acts 2
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Acts • Chapter 2 (47 verses)

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and... Mentions: Joel , Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , David , Jerusalem , Mesopotamia , Cappadocia , Pontus , Asia .

Genesis 10
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Genesis • Chapter 10 (32 verses)

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth : and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth ; Gomer , and Magog , and Madai, and Javan , and Tubal , and Meshech , and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz , and Riphath, and Togarmah. Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth, Cush , Ham 2 , Gomer, Magog , Javan , Tubal .

2 Samuel 10
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2 Samuel • Chapter 10 (19 verses)

And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. Then said David , I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servant... Mentions: Ammon , David, Maacah , Jacob/Israel , Jericho , Zobah , Rehob 3 .

Jeremiah 25
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Jeremiah • Chapter 25 (38 verses)

The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah , that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon ; The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabita... Mentions: Judah, Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Josiah , Amon , Jacob/Israel , Babylon , Jerusalem , Egypt , Ashkelon , Gaza .

Nehemiah 12
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Nehemiah • Chapter 12 (47 verses)

Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel , and Jeshua : Seraiah , Jeremiah , Ezra , Amariah , Malluch, Hattush, Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Mentions: Zerubbabel , Shealtiel , Seraiah , Ezra , Amariah , Jeshua , Jerusalem , Gilgal 1 , Geba 1 , Azmaveth .

1 Esdras 8
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1 Esdras • Chapter 8 (96 verses)

And after these things, when Artaxerxes the king of the Persians reigned, came Ezdras the son of Azaraias, the son of Zechrias, the son of Helkias, the son of Salem , the son of Sadduk, the son of Ahitob, the son of Amarias, the son of Ozias, the son of Memeroth, the son of Zarai... Mentions: Eleazar , Aaron , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Ithamar , Salem , Babylon , Jerusalem , Babylonia , Syria .

ποίμνιον
poimnion (poímnion) [poym'-nee-on]
G4168 Greek noun neuter 5x
a flock

Primary meaning: a flock. Strong's: a flock, i.e. (figuratively) group (of believers). Lexical nuances: a flock , prop., of sheep. Metaph., of Christians: Lk 12:32 , Ac 20:28 , 29 , I Pe 5:3 ; τ. θεοῦ , I Pe 5:2 .†

Derivation: neuter of a presumed derivative of G4167 (ποίμνη);
Caesarea Philippi
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Biblical Place • 33.248°N, 35.695°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 16:13 , Mark 8:27 .

Scripture Passages (24)

And Hananiah, and Elam , and Antothijah,

Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.

The children of Elam , a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

The children of Elam , a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahath–moab, Elam , Zattu, Bani,

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.

The children of the other Elam , a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

The children of Shem ; Elam , and Asshur , and Arphaxad , and Lud , and Aram .

The children of the other Elam , a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

And of the sons of Elam ; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

And of the sons of Elam ; Mattaniah, Zechariah , and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.

And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia , and in Judaea, and Cappadocia , in Pontus , and Asia ,

And all the kings of Zimri , and all the kings of Elam , and all the kings of the Medes,

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam , the chief of their might.

And I will set my throne in Elam , and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the Lord.

The sons of Shem ; Elam , and Asshur , and Arphaxad , and Lud , and Aram , and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech .

But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam , saith the Lord.

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,

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.

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;

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.

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.

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,

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