Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Elam was the ancestor of a group of exiles who returned to Jerusalem.
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Also known as Olam
Elam is mentioned in Ezr.2.7,31; 8.7; 10.26; and Neh.7.12,34 as the ancestor of a group of Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. In Ezr.2.7 and Neh.7.12, the descendants of Elam are listed among the exiles who returned with Zerubbabel. Ezr.8.7 records that some of the descendants of Elam also returned with Ezra. In Ezr.10.2,26, some of the descendants of Elam are mentioned among those who had married foreign women and pledged to put them away. The repeated mentions of Elam's descendants suggest they were a significant family group among the returning exiles.
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7 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H5867
the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;
from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.
From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;
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