Helam Explained

Helam
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Region:	poss. located ≈ 55 km (34 mi)
Affiliation:	present-day Alma, Israel
Pushpin Map:	Israel northeast
Pushpin Mapsize:	250
Coordinates:	33.0512°N 35.4999°W

Helam (Hebrew: חֵילָם / חֵלָאם,^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

See also

• Alma, Israel
• Hadadezer bar Rehob
• List of biblical places starting with H

References

• Book: Easton. Matthew George. Matthew George Easton. Easton's Bible Dictionary. 1894. T. Nelson. Altenmünster. 9783849621865. 321. Extended Annotated.
• Book: Eerdmans. David Noel Freedman. Allen C. Myers, associate ed. ; Astrid B. Beck, managing ed.. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. 2000. 571. Grand Rapids, MI [etc.]. 9789053565032.

Notes and References

1. [James Strong (theologian)|Strong's]
2. Web site: Bible Gateway passage: 2 Samuel 10 - King James Version.
3. Avi-Yonah . Michael . 1976 . Gazetteer of Roman Palestine . Qedem . 5 . 64 . 0333-5844.