Elam in Genesis 14:1 — Bible place

Highland, the son of Shem (Gen. 10:22), and the name of the country inhabited by his descendants (14:1, 9; Isa. 11:11; 21:2, etc.) lying to the east of Babylonia, and extending to the shore of the Mediterranean, a distance in a direct line of about 1,000 miles. The name Elam is an Assyrian word meaning “high.”

“The inhabitants of Elam, or ‘the Highlands,’ to the east of Babylon, were called Elamites. They were divided into several branches, speaking different dialects of the same agglutinative language. The race to which they belonged was brachycephalic, or short-headed, like the pre-Semitic Sumerians of Babylonia.

“The earliest Elamite kingdom seems to have been that of Anzan, the exact site of which is uncertain; but in the time of Abraham, Shushan or Susa appears to have already become the capital of the country. Babylonia was frequently invaded by the Elamite kings, who at times asserted their supremacy over it (as in the case of Chedorlaomer, the Kudur-Lagamar, or ‘servant of the goddess Lagamar,’ of the cuneiform texts).

“The later Assyrian monarchs made several campaigns against Elam, and finally Assur-bani-pal (about B.C. 650) succeeded in conquering the country, which was ravaged with fire and sword. On the fall of the Assyrian Empire, Elam passed into the hands of the Persians” (A.H. Sayce).

Recorded scripture occurrences (14)

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Show passage in OET: GEN 14:1

OET-RV GEN 14:1

14 At the time when Amrafel was king of Shin’ar, Areyok was king of Elasar, Kedorla’omer was king of Eylam, and Tid’al was king of the Goyim,

OET-LV GEN 14:1

14 And_he/it _was in_the _days _of Amraphel the _king _of Shinˊār ʼArəyōk the _king _of Ellasar Kedorlaomer the _king _of ˊĒylām and_Tidˊāl the _king _of Gōy.

Show passage in OET: GEN 14:9

OET-RV GEN 14:9

9 against Kedorla’omer king of Eylam, Tid’al king of Goyim, Amrafel king of Shin’ar, Areyok king of Elasar—five kings defending themselves against the four.

OET-LV GEN 14:9

9 With Kedorlaomer the _king _of ˊĒylām and_Tidˊāl the _king _of Gōy and_Amraphel the _king _of Shinˊār and_ʼArəyōk the _king _of Ellasar four kings with the_five.

Show passage in OET: ISA 11:11

OET-RV ISA 11:11

11 At that time, my master will again exercise his power to recover a remnant of his people who remain in Ashur (Assyria), Mitsrayim (Egypt), Patros, Kush (Ethiopia), Eylam, Shin’ar, Hamat, and from various islands.

OET-LV ISA 11:11

11 And_it _was in _the_day (the)_that my_master he _will _repeat a _second_time his/its_hand to_acquire DOM the _remnant _of his _people _of_his which it _will _remain from_ʼAshshūr and_from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_from_Patrōş and_from_Kūsh/(Cush) and_from_ˊĒylām and_from_Shinˊār and_from_Ḩₐmāt and_from_the _islands _of the_sea.

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