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Tel-melah

Tel-melah (Biblical Place • Calneh • 32.127°N, 45.230°E): from tyndale. Referenced in Ezra 2:59 , Neh 7:61 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Major & Minor Prophets of Israel —Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Telah (Generation 27 • Child of Rephah ): Telah is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Rephah , parent of Tahan . ( 1 Chronicles 7:25 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7 ) Rephah (Generation 26 • Child of Beriah ): Rephah is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Beriah , parent of Telah. ( 1 Chronicles 7:25 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7 ) Tahan (Generation 28 • Child of Telah): Tahan is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Telah, parent of Ladan . ( 1 Chronicles 7:25 ) (mentioned in Numbers 26 , 1 Chronicles 7 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Tel-melah (from tyndale. Referenced in Ezra 2:59 , Neh 7:61 .) Tel-harsha (near the sea. Referenced in Ezra 2:59 , Neh 7:61 .) Tel-abib (?; from Arch. Enc. of Holy Land. Referenced in Ezek 3:15 .) Telem (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:24 (identified with Baalath-beer ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Tel Lachish Archaeological Site — 3D archaeological site model from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East documenting the fortified Judean city of Lachish ( Tel Lachish )—the second most important city in the Kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem , besieged by Sennacherib in 701 BC and by Nebuchadnezzar II in 586 BC ( Jeremiah 34:7 ). Tel Dan Stele ( House of David Inscription ) — Broken 9th-century BC basalt stele discovered at Tel Dan in 1993–1994 containing an Old Aramaic victory inscription of King Hazael of Aram - Damascus that explicitly references the ' House of David ' (bytdwd) alongside Kings Jehoram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah .

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Ezra 2:59 : "And these were they which went up from Tel–melah, Tel–harsha, Cherub , Addan, and Immer : but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel :"; Nehemiah 7:61 : "And these were they which went up also from Tel–melah, Tel–harsha, Cherub , Addon , and Immer : but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Isra..."; John 12:22 : "Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus .". Related canonical books and chapters: Acts 18 ( Acts • Chapter 18 (28 verses)), 2 Corinthians 12 ( 2 Corinthians • Chapter 12 (21 verses)), Galatians 2 ( Galatians • Chapter 2 (21 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Tel-melah
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Biblical Place • Calneh • 32.127°N, 45.230°E

from tyndale. Referenced in Ezra 2:59 , Neh 7:61 .

Tel-harsha
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Biblical Place • Calneh • 32.127°N, 45.230°E

near the sea. Referenced in Ezra 2:59 , Neh 7:61 .

Tel-abib
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Biblical Place • Calneh • 32.127°N, 45.230°E

?; from Arch. Enc. of Holy Land. Referenced in Ezek 3:15 .

Telem
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Biblical Place • Baalath-beer • 32.050°N, 35.733°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:24 (identified with Baalath-beer ).

Telaim
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Biblical Place • Baalath-beer • 32.050°N, 35.733°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 15:4 (identified with Baalath-beer ).

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 .

Interactive 3D Archaeological Tell • Joshua 10:31 & 2 Kings 18:14

3D archaeological site model from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East documenting the fortified Judean city of Lachish (Tel Lachish)—the second most important city in the Kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem , besieged by Sennacherib in 701 BC and by Nebuchadnezzar II in 586 BC ( Jeremiah 34:7 ).

Interactive 3D Epigraphic Scan • 2 Kings 8–9

Broken 9th-century BC basalt stele discovered at Tel Dan in 1993–1994 containing an Old Aramaic victory inscription of King Hazael of Aram - Damascus that explicitly references the ' House of David ' (bytdwd) alongside Kings Jehoram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah .

Telah
99% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Rephah

Telah is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Rephah , parent of Tahan . ( 1 Chronicles 7:25 )

Tel Dan High Place — Sacred Precinct of Jeroboam's Golden Calf
IMAGE • archaeology

Monumental stone podium and horned altar enclosure established by Jeroboam I at Dan to rival Jerusalem .

Northern Kingdom of Israel Stone Builders • Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Tel Dan Stele — 'House of David' (Bytdwd) Inscription
IMAGE • archaeology

Ninth-century BCE basalt stele fragment discovered in northern Israel preserving the earliest extra-biblical reference to King David 's dynasty (' House of David ').

Aram-Damascus Stonecutters • Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Timnah 1
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Biblical Place • 31.784°N, 34.910°E

now Tel Batash. Referenced in Gen 38:12 , Gen 38:13 , Gen 38:14 , Josh 15:10 , Josh 19:43 .

Sharuhen
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Biblical Place • 31.282°N, 34.483°E

now Tel Sharuhen. Referenced in Josh 19:6 .

τέλειος
teleios (téleios) [tel'-i-os]
G5046 Greek adjective 19x
having reached its end, finished, mature, complete, perfect, full-grown, mature, complete, perfect

Primary meaning: having reached its end, finished, mature, complete, perfect, full-grown, mature, complete, perfect, complete, perfect. Strong's: complete (in various applications of labor, growth, mental and moral character, etc.); neuter (as noun, with G3588 (ὁ)) completeness. Lexical nuances: having reached its end, finished, mature, complete, perfect ;

Derivation: from G5056 (τέλος);
Jericho Walls — Neolithic and Bronze Age Defenses at Tel es-Sultan
IMAGE • archaeology

Stone revetment and collapsed mudbrick ramparts at ancient Jericho , the lowest and oldest fortified city on earth.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
τελειόω
teleioo (teleióō) [tel-i-o'-o]
G5048 Greek verb 23x
bring to an end, finish, accomplish, fulfil, to bring to maturity, completeness, to complete, perfect

Primary meaning: bring to an end, finish, accomplish, fulfil, to bring to maturity, completeness, to complete, perfect. Strong's: to complete, i.e. (literally) accomplish, or (figuratively) consummate (in character). Lexical nuances: bring to an end, finish, accomplish, fulfil : Jo 4:34 , Ac 20:24 ; of time, Lk 2:43 , Jo 5:36 17:4 ; pass., ἡ γραφή , Jo 19:28 .

Derivation: from G5046 (τέλειος);
συντέλεια
synteleia (syntéleia) [soon-tel'-i-ah]
G4930 Greek noun feminine 6x
a joint payment or contribution, joint action, consummation, completion

Primary meaning: a joint payment or contribution, joint action, consummation, completion. Strong's: entire completion, i.e. consummation (of a dispensation). Lexical nuances: in cl., a joint payment or contribution for public service; hence, generally, joint action (Plat.).

Derivation: from G4931 (συντελέω);
Mesha Stele (Moabite Stone) — King Mesha of Moab & YHWH
IMAGE • archaeology

Inscribed black basalt slab (c. 840 BCE) recording King Mesha 's rebellion against Israel , mentioning Omri, Chemosh, and the Sacred Name YHWH.

Moabite Royal Scribes • Louvre Museum, Paris (AO 5066) / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Dead Sea (Yam HaMelah) Shoreline Mineral Formations
IMAGE • geography

Hyper-saline waters and salt terraces of the Dead Sea rift valley, biblical Salt Sea forming the eastern border of Judah .

David Shankbone • Flickr / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY 2.0
ἀποκαταλλάσσω
apokatallasso (apokatallássō) [ap-ok-at-al-las'-so]
G0604 Greek verb 3x
to reconcile completely

Primary meaning: to reconcile completely. Strong's: to reconcile fully. Lexical nuances: to reconcile completely : Eph 2:16 , Col 1:20 , 21 .†

Derivation: from G575 (ἀπό) and G2644 (καταλλάσσω);
σοφία
sophia (sophía) [sof-ee'-ah]
G4678 Greek noun feminine 51x
skill, intelligence, wisdom, intelligence, prudence

Primary meaning: skill, intelligence, wisdom, intelligence, prudence, wisdom. Strong's: wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual). Lexical nuances: skill, intelligence, wisdom , ranging from knowledge of the arts and matters of daily life to mental excellence in its highest and fullest sense;

Derivation: from G4680 (σοφός);
Zarethan
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Biblical Place • 32.268°N, 35.577°E

now Tell es Saidiyeh; from harper. Referenced in Josh 3:16 , 1 Kgs 4:12 , 1 Kgs 7:46 .

Rephah
99% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Beriah

Rephah is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Beriah , parent of Telah . ( 1 Chronicles 7:25 )

Merneptah Stele (Israel Stele) — Earliest Extra-Biblical Israel Mention
IMAGE • archaeology

Egyptian hieroglyphic victory poem from 1208 BCE preserving the earliest historical inscription naming ' Israel ' as a people in Canaan .

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Code of Hammurabi Stele — Babylonian Law & Mosaic Parallels
IMAGE • archaeology

Diorite stele in the Louvre Museum with 282 legal statutes illustrating Ancient Near Eastern covenantal jurisprudence.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
ἐλέγχω
elencho (elénchō) [el-eng'-kho]
G1651 Greek verb 17x
to treat with contempt, to convict, show him his fault

Primary meaning: to treat with contempt, to convict, show him his fault, to reprove, rebuke. Strong's: to confute, admonish. Lexical nuances: in Hom., to treat with contempt .

Derivation: of uncertain affinity;
τέλος
telos (télos) [tel'-os]
G5056 Greek noun neuter 40x
end, to, at the end

Primary meaning: end, to, at the end, to the uttermost. Strong's: properly, the point aimed at as a limit, i.e. (by implication) the conclusion of an act or state (termination (literally, figuratively or indefinitely), result (immediate, ultimate or prophetic), purpose); specially, an impost or levy (as paid). Lexical nuances: end : most freq. of the termination or limit of an act or state (in NT also of the end of a period of time, cl. τελευτή ), Lk 1:33 , I Co 10:11 , II Co 3:13 , I Pe 4:7 ; by meton., of one who makes an end, Ro 10:4 ; ἕως ( ἄχρι, μέκρι ) τέλους , I Co 1:8 , II Co 1:13 , He 3:14 6:11 , Re 2:26 ; εἰς τ. , to or at the end , Mt 10:22 , Mk 13:13 , Lk 18:5 , Jo 13:1 (or here, to the uttermost , v. Wes...

Derivation: from a primary (to set out for a definite point or goal);
σύνεσις
synesis (sýnesis) [soon'-es-is]
G4907 Greek noun feminine 7x
a running or flowing together, understanding, the understanding, the mind or intelligence

Primary meaning: a running or flowing together, understanding, the understanding, the mind or intelligence. Strong's: a mental putting together, i.e. intelligence or (concretely) the intellect. Lexical nuances: a running or flowing together (Hom.).

Derivation: from G4920 (συνίημι);
τελειωτής
teleiotes (teleiōtḗs) [tel-i-o-tace']
G5051 Greek noun masculine 1x
a consummator, finisher

Primary meaning: a consummator, finisher. Strong's: a completer, i.e. consummater. Lexical nuances: a consummator, finisher : He 12:2 (nowhere else).†

Derivation: from G5048 (τελειόω);
Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.

Tahan
97% Gen 28
Generation 28 • Child of Telah

Tahan is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Telah , parent of Ladan . ( 1 Chronicles 7:25 )

Acts 18
96% Chapter
Acts • Chapter 18 (28 verses)

After these things Paul departed from Athens , and came to Corinth ; And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus , lately come from Italy , with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome :) and came unto them. And because he was of ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Athens , Corinth , Pontus , Italy , Rome .

2 Corinthians 12
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2 Corinthians • Chapter 12 (21 verses)

It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third hea... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Galatians 2
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Galatians • Chapter 2 (21 verses)

Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Jerusalem , Antioch 1 .

Scripture Passages (24)

And these were they which went up from Tel–melah, Tel–harsha, Cherub , Addan, and Immer : but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel :

And these were they which went up also from Tel–melah, Tel–harsha, Cherub , Addon , and Immer : but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel .

Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus .

Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

Art thou the Christ ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:

A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

And they answered Jesus , and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

And they answered and said unto Jesus , We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.

And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

Walk about Zion , and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.

And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;

This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.

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