Elam

A man, in the time of the Patriarchs · Early Patriarch · named in 2 verses

the name means hidden, i.e. distant Strong's Lexicon

Elam was a son of Shem and grandson of Noah.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Highland, the son of Shem (Gen. 10:22), and the name of the country inhabited by his descendants (14:1, 9; Isa. 11:11; 21:2, etc.) lying to the east of Babylonia, and extending to the shore of the Mediterranean, a distance in a direct line of about 1,000 miles. The name Elam is an Assyrian word meaning "high."

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Shem

Siblings Aram, Arpachshad, Asshur, Lud

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 10:22.

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Verses that name Elam

Genesis 10:22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
1 Chronicles 1:17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.