Nation named in genealogical, prophetic, and Acts contexts.
27 appearances8 Bible books1 known aliases
Who or what is this?
Ancient kingdom east of with as one of its principal cities, in the territory of modern southwestern Iran. Genesis names king of Elam among the eastern coalition that captures Lot, and and pronounce oracles concerning Elam alongside the great Mesopotamian powers. appear among the resettled peoples of in and among the diaspora pilgrims listed at in Acts 2.
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Places in this story
Modern location: Shush. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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