Jalam יַעְלָם

Edomite. Jalam was a son of Esau and Oholibamah, and a chief of Edom.

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Also called Jaalam.

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Where Jalam appears

Genesis (3), 1 Chronicles (1)

Key verses

• Genesis 36:5 first mention — And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.
• Genesis 36:14 — And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
• Genesis 36:18 — And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau’s wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.
• 1 Chronicles 1:35 — The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.