International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ulam

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ulam


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ū´lam (אוּלם, 'ūlām, “preceding”):

(1) A “son”of Peresh; a Manassite clan (, ). Lucian reads Ἠλάμ, Ēlám.

(2) A descendant of Benjamin who had sons, “mighty men of valor” (, ). The Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus has Αίλάμ, Ailám in and Αίλείμ, Aileı́m in ; Codex Alexandrinus has Οὐλάμ, Oulám in both verses, and so Lucian.