Helam
חֵילָם | |
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  Helam | |
| Coordinates: 33°3′4.32″N 35°29′59.63″E / 33.0512000°N 35.4998972°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| Region | poss. located ≈ 55 km (34 mi)[1] |
| Affiliation | present-day Alma, Israel |
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]
- ^ 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.