Elam is mentioned inEzr.2.7,31; 8.7; 10.26; andNehemiah 7:12,34as the ancestor of a group of Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. InEzra 2:7andNehemiah 7:12, the descendants of Elam are listed among the exiles who returned with Zerubbabel.Ezra 8:7records that some of the descendants of Elam also returned with Ezra. InEzra 10:2,26, some of the descendants of Elam are mentioned among those who had married foreign women and pledged to put them away. The repeated mentions of Elam's descendants suggest they were a significant family group among the returning exiles.
Elam
EnglishA man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.7.