Elam (Bible)
The first name Elam refers to several people in the Bible :
- Elam, son of Shem and thus grandson of Noah , he is the forefather of the Elamites ( Gen 10.21 EU , 1 Chr 1.17 EU )
- Elam, son of Shishak from the tribe of Benjamin ( 1 Chr 8,24 EU )
- Elam, the fifth son of Meshelemias, a descendant of the Levite Abiasaf ( 1 Chr 26.3 EU )
- at least two different Elam, ancestors of families who returned from exile in Babylon with Zerubbabel ( Esra 2.7 EU , Esra 2.31 EU , Esra 8.7 EU , Neh 7.12 EU , Neh 7.34 EU )
- Elam, the grandfather of Schechanja, who suggests that all foreign women be sent away ( Ezra 10.1–44 EU )
- Elam, a companion of Nehemiah who is committed to the law ( Neh 10.15 EU )
- Elam, a Levite who participated in the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem ( Neh 12.42 EU )