Elam (/ˈiːləm/; עֵילָם‎ ‘Elam) in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 10:22, Ezra 4:9) is said to be one of the sons of Shem, the son of Noah. The name is also used...

Elam (/ˈiːləm/) was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of what is now Khuzestan...

romanized: Sām) was one of the sons of Noah in the Bible (Genesis 5–11 and 1 Chronicles 1:4). The children of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram, in addition...

Tiberian: Kŏḏorlā'ōmer; Greek: Χοδολλογομόρ Khodollogomor), is a king of Elam mentioned in Genesis 14. Genesis portrays him as allied with three other...

The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name...

and ending with Terah. According to the text, Arpachshad's brothers were Elam, Asshur, Lud and Aram. Arpachshad's son is called Selah, except in the Septuagint...

have seen the only time that Elam was one of the dominant powers of Mesopotamia, as to align with its depiction in the Bible. Tidal has been considered...

This article contains persons named in the Bible, specifically in the Hebrew Bible, of minor notability, about whom little or nothing is known, aside...

Aram-Damascus (2 Kings 16:9; Amos 1:5; 9:7). Isaiah 22:6 mentions it together with Elam, implying an association between the two. This "Kir" is situated east of...

take the livestock as plunder and they did so. In a study from 2017, Shai Elam compared the Battle of Cannae to the Battle of Ai (which preceded it by about...

The kings of Elam were the rulers of Elam, an ancient civilization and kingdom in south-western Iran. The earliest known Elamite dynasty was the Awan dynasty...

ʾAššūr) was the second son of Shem, the son of Noah. Ashur's brothers were Elam, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. Prior to the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls...

translation of the Bible in Persian was completed and published in 22nd of Sep 2014. This translation was made and published by the UK-based Elam Ministries,...

There are various genealogies described in the Bible. The book of Genesis records the descendants of Adam and Eve. The enumerated genealogy in chapters...

prominent monarch of this dynasty. He is best known for his victory over Elam and the recovery of the cultic idol of Marduk. He is unrelated to his later...

Larsa and Elam, also attests the early provenance of the stories of Nimrod. According to some modern-day theorists, their placement in the Bible suggests...

Eder Edom Edrei Eglah Eglaim Eglon Egypt Ehi Ehud Eker Ekron Eladah Elah Elam Elasah Elath El-beth-el Eldaah Eldad Elead Elealeh Eleasah Eleazar El-elohe-Israel...

decade. Sargon of Assyria repressed the allies of Marduk-apla-iddina II in Elam, Aram and Israel and eventually drove him from Babylon (c. 710 BC). After...

Kush (/kʊʃ, kʌʃ/ Hebrew: כּוּשׁ Kūš; Ge'ez: ኩሽ), according to the Hebrew Bible, was the oldest son of Ham and a grandson of Noah. He was the brother of...

numerology in the Bible to convey a meaning outside of the numerical value of the actual number being used. Numerological values in the Bible often relate...

This article contains persons named in the Bible, specifically in the Hebrew Bible, of minor notability, about whom little or nothing is known, aside...

of Elam, which straddled important trade routes across the Zagros Mountains, invaded the Mesopotamian plain. With allies among the plain states, Elam attacked...

Shashak is an ancestor of King Saul and the father of Elam in the Books of Chronicles (Chronicles I 8:14). He, like Elpaal, Beriah, Shema, and Jeremoth...

Canaan along with other kings under the leadership of Chedorlaomer, king of Elam. Chedorlaomer's coalition defeated Sodom and the other cities in the Battle...

Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. According to Jewish works such as the Seder Olam Rabbah...

Genealogies of Genesis § Genesis chrono-genealogy. The Koren Jerusalem Bible: The Hebrew/English Tanakh, בראשית 11, Koren Publishers (ISBN 9653010557)...

Cossaea, a Greek name for the land of the Kassites. These lands lie north of Elam, immediately to the east of ancient Babylon, which, unlike Ethiopia, does...

Mesopotamia during this period were Babylonia and Assyria, together with Elam to the east and the Aramaeans, who had already settled in the region a century...

Bozrah Dedan Edom Elam Esau Hazor Heshbon Judah Kedar Milcom Nebuchadrezzar Rabbah Red Sea Sodom and Gomorrah Teman Zedekiah Related Bible part: Isaiah 21...

to: Nebuchadnezzar I (r. c.  1125 – 1104 BC), known for his victory over Elam and the recovery of the Statue of Marduk Nebuchadnezzar III (r. 522 BC),...