Elam
Elam appears in 16 verses of the Bible, from Genesis to Daniel.
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Elam is the ancient nation east of Mesopotamia, home of King Chedorlaomer and the city of Susa, judged by Jeremiah and present at Pentecost in Acts 2.
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About this time war broke out in the region. King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Kedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim
Genesis 14:1 · Read the chapter -
They greeted the king for all their colleagues—the judges and local leaders, the people of Tarpel, the Persians, the Babylonians, and the people of Erech and Susa (that is, Elam).
Ezra 4:9 · Read the chapter -
In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to bring back the remnant of his people— those who remain in Assyria and northern Egypt; in southern Egypt, Ethiopia, and Elam; in Babylonia, Hamath, and all the distant coastlands.
Isaiah 11:11 · Read the chapter -
and to the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media.
Jeremiah 25:25 · Read the chapter -
“Elam lies there surrounded by the graves of all its hordes, those who were slaughtered by the sword. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have descended as outcasts to the world below. Now they lie in the pit and share the shame of those who have gone before them.
Ezekiel 32:24 · Read the chapter -
In this vision I was at the fortress of Susa, in the province of Elam, standing beside the Ulai River.
Daniel 8:2 · Read the chapter
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