Telem
Telem
(Heb. id. , oppression [Gesenius; but Frst, place of lambs]), the name of a town and also of a man.
1. (Sept. v.r. ; Vulg. Telem.) One of the cities which are described as the uttermost of the tribe of Judah towards the coast of Edom southward (Jos 15:24, where it is mentioned between the southern Ziph and Bealoth). It is not again mentioned except we regard it as identical with TELAIM SEE TELAIM (q.v.) a theory which seems highly probable (Reland, Palest. p. 1029). Telem is mentioned by Eusebius and Jerome as a city of Judah, but they appear to have been ignorant of its site (Onomast. s.v. Talem ). The Sept. (Vat.) in Jos 19:7 adds the name , between Remmon and Ether, to the towns of Simeon. This is said by Eusebius (Onomast.) and Jerome to have been then existing as a very large village called Thella, sixteen miles south of Eleutheropolis. The Sept. of 2Sa 2:12, in both MSS., exhibits a singular variation from the Hebrew text. Instead of on the spot (; A.V. incorrectly on his behalf), they read to Thailam (or Thelam) where he was. If this variation should be substantiated, there is some probability that Telem or Telaim is intended. David was at the time king, and quartered in Hebron, but there is no reason to suppose that he had relinquished his marauding habits; and the south country, where Telem lay, had formerly been a favorite field for his expeditions (1Sa 27:8-11). The opinion of Wilton that a trace of the ancient Telem is found in the Arab tribe Dhulldm, which gives its name to a district lying south-east of Beersheba, is not altogether improbable, especially as the Arabic and Hebrew words are cognate (The Negeb, p. 87; comp. Robinson, Bibl. Res. 2, 102). Rabbi Schwarz (Palest. p. 100) thinks Telem was different from Telaim, and he states that there is still a district south of Madura called Tulam, doubtless referring to the above Dhullam. He also cites a reference from the Midrash (Koheleth, 5, 10) to a certain Menahem Talmia, as if a resident of Telem. If a more precise-location of the town be sought, it may perhaps be found in the small site with foundations, called Sudeid, mentioned by Dr. Robinson as lying in the above region (Bibl. Res. 1, 102), six miles south-east of Tel Arad. SEE TOCHEN.
2. (Sept. v.r. and ; Vulg. Telem). One of the Temple porters who renounced his Gentile wife after the Captivity (Ezr 10:24). B.C. 458.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Telem
oppression. (1.) A porter of the temple in the time of Ezra (10:24).
(2.) A town in the southern border of Judah (Josh. 15:24); probably the same as Telaim.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Telem
A city in the extreme S. of Judah (Jos 15:24). (See TELAIM.) Conjectured to be Kubbet el Baul, bordering on the Dhullam Arabs.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Telem
TELEM.1. A gatekeeper who had married a foreign wife (Ezr 10:24); called in 1Es 9:25 Tolbanes; perhaps the same as Talmon of Neh 12:25. 2. See Telaim.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Telem (1)
telem (, telem; , Telem): A city in the Negeb toward the border of Edom, belonging to Judah (Jos 15:24). In Septuagint of 2Sa 3:12 Abner is said to send messengers to David at Thelam (, Thailam); this would seem to be the same place and also to be identical with the Telaim and Telam of Saul (see TELAIM). It is probably the same as the Talmia of the Talmud (Neubauer, Geog. du Talmud, 121). The site has not been recovered.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Telem (2)
(, telem; Septuagint Codex Vaticanus , Telem; Codex Alexandrinus , Tellem): One of three porters who had married foreign wives (Ezr 10:24), his name appearing as Tolbanes in 1 Esdras 9:25; perhaps the same as TALMON (which see).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Telem
Telem, a city in Judah (Jos 15:24).
Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature
Telem
[Tel’em]
1. City in the extreme south of Judah. Jos 15:24.
2. One who had married a strange wife. Ezr 10:24.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Telem
H2928
1. A city of Judah
Jos 15:24
2. A porter who put away his Gentile wife
Ezr 10:24
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Telem
Te’lem. (oppression).
1. One of the cities, in the extreme south of Judah, Jos 15:24, probably the aame as Telaim. The name, Dhullam, is found in Van Deuteronomy Velde’s map, attached to a district, immediately to the north of the Kubbet el-Baul, south of el Milh and Ar’arah — a position very suitable.
2. A porter, or doorkeeper, of the Temple, in the time of Ezra. Ezr 10:24. He is probably the same as Talmon in Neh 12:25.