Helam (Hebrew: חֵילָם / חֵלָאם,[2] ḥêlām;[1] meaning "stronghold", or "place of abundance"[3]) is a Hebrew Bible place name.[4][1] According to 2 Samuel 10:15-18, Helam was the site of King David's victory over the Syrians under Hadadezer.[5] It may be associated with modern Alma, Israel, [6] about 55 km (34 mi) east of the Sea of Galilee.[1]
For Helam/Alema, a place mentioned in 1 Maccabees, see Alma, Syria.[7]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d Eerdmans 2000, p. 571.
- ^ Strong's H2431 - Cheylam
- ^ Easton 1894, p. 321.
- ^ Easton 1894, p. 321, a place north of the Jordan and west of the Euphrates, in Gilead.
- ^ "Bible Gateway passage: 2 Samuel 10 - King James Version".
- ^ Eerdmans 2000, p. 571, per Philip R. Drey in association with David Noel Freedman.
- ^ Avi-Yonah, Michael (1976). "Gazetteer of Roman Palestine". Qedem. 5: 64. ISSN 0333-5844.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Helam". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
- Easton, Matthew George (1894). Easton's Bible Dictionary (Extended Annotated ed.). Altenmünster: T. Nelson. p. 321. ISBN 9783849621865.
- Eerdmans, David Noel Freedman (2000). Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Allen C. Myers, associate ed.; Astrid B. Beck, managing ed. Grand Rapids, MI [etc.] p. 571. ISBN 9789053565032.
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