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HELAM

he'-lam (chelam, 2 Samuel 10:16 f; in 2 Samuel 16:17 with the he of locale; Septuagint Hailam): A place near which David is said to have defeated the Aramean world under Hadarezer (2 Samuel 10:16 ff). Its site is unknown. Cornill and others introduce it into the text of Ezekiel 47:16 from the Septuagint Heliam). This would place it between the territories of Damascus and Hamath, which is not unreasonable. Some scholars identify it with Aleppo, which seems too far north.

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Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.