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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3281
ya.lam — Jalam
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.5; son of: Esau (H6215) and Oholibamah (H0173); brother of: Jeush (H3266) and Korah (H7141); half-brother of: Eliphaz (H0464) and Reuel (H7467) § Jaalam = "concealed" an Edomite, descendant of Esau
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Concealer, the second of Esau’s three sons by Aholibamah (Gen. 36:5, 14).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
