# עֵילָם (eylam)

Israeli respelling: ey-lam. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H5867. 27 Old Testament occurrences.

Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites

King James renderings: Elam.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/eylam-h5867

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 10:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/10/22) — The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
- [Genesis 14:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/14/1) — 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;
- [Genesis 14:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/14/9) — With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings wit…
- [1 Chronicles 1:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/1/17) — The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
- [1 Chronicles 8:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/8/24) — And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,
- [1 Chronicles 26:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/26/3) — Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
- [Ezra 2:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/2/7) — The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
- [Ezra 2:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/2/31) — The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
- [Ezra 8:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/8/7) — And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
- [Ezra 10:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/10/2) — And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken…
- [Ezra 10:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/10/26) — And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
- [Nehemiah 7:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/7/12) — The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
- [Nehemiah 7:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/7/34) — The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
- [Nehemiah 10:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/10/14) — The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
- [Nehemiah 12:42](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/12/42) — And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrah…
- [Isaiah 11:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/11/11) — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which s…
- [Isaiah 21:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/21/2) — A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Me…
- [Isaiah 22:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/22/6) — And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
- [Jeremiah 25:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/25/25) — And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,
- [Jeremiah 49:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/49/34) — 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,
- [Jeremiah 49:35](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/49/35) — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
- [Jeremiah 49:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/49/36) — 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 b…
- [Jeremiah 49:37](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/49/37) — For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my f…
- [Jeremiah 49:38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/49/38) — And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.
- [Jeremiah 49:39](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/49/39) — But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.
- [Ezekiel 32:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/32/24) — There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into t…
- [Daniel 8:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/8/2) — 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 saw in…