| Helam חֵילָם | |
|---|---|
  Helam | |
| Coordinates: 33°3′4.32″N 35°29′59.63″E / 33.0512000°N 35.4998972°E / 33.0512000; 35.4998972 | |
| Country | Israel |
| Region | poss. located ≈ 55 km (34 mi) |
| Affiliation | present-day Alma, Israel |
Helam (Hebrew: חֵילָם / חֵלָאם, ḥêlām; meaning "stronghold", or "place of abundance") is a Hebrew Bible place name. According to 2 Samuel 10:15-18, Helam was the site of King David's victory over the Syrians under Hadadezer. It may be associated with modern Alma, Israel, about 55 km (34 mi) east of the Sea of Galilee.
For Helam/Alema, a place mentioned in 1 Maccabees, see Alma, Syria.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ 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.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Helam". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
- Easton, Matthew George (1894). Easton's Bible Dictionary (Extended Annotated ed.). Altenmünster: T. Nelson. p. 321. ISBN 9783849621865.
- Eerdmans, David Noel Freedman (2000). Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Allen C. Myers, associate ed. ; Astrid B. Beck, managing ed. Grand Rapids, MI p. 571. ISBN 9789053565032.
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