Helam

Helam (Hebrew: חֵילָם‎,[2] ḥêlām;[1] meaning "stronghold", or "place of abundance"[3]) is a Hebrew Bible place name.[4][1] According to 2 Samuel 10:15-18, Helam was the site of King David's victory over the Syrians under Hadarezer.[5] It may be associated with modern Alma, Israel, [6] about 55 km (34 mi) east of the Sea of Galilee.[1]

Helam חֵילָם‎
Helam
Coordinates: 33°3′4.32″N 35°29′59.63″E
Country	Israel
Region	poss. located ≈ 55 km (34 mi)[1]
Affiliation	present-day Alma, Israel

See also

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

Footnotes

1. Eerdman's 2000, p. 571. sfn error: no target: CITEREFEerdman's2000 (help)
2. Strong's H2431 - Cheylam
3. Easton 1894, p. 321.
4. Easton 1894, p. 321, a place north of the Jordan and west of the Euphrates, in Gilead.
5. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+10&version=KJV
6. Eerdman's 2000, p. 571, per Philip R. Drey in association with David Noel Freedman. sfn error: no target: CITEREFEerdman's2000 (help)

References

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• Easton, Matthew George (1894). Easton's Bible Dictionary (Extended Annotated ed.). Altenmünster: T. Nelson. p. 321. ISBN 9783849621865.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Eerdmans, David Noel Freedman, ed.-in-chief; Allen C. Myers, associate ed. ; Astrid B. Beck, managing (2000). Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI [etc.] p. 571. ISBN 9789053565032.