Tel-melah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tel Melah |
| Most likely | within 50 km of Nippur (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.126° N, 45.231° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Ezra 2:59 |
Tel-melah is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely within 50 km of Nippur (low confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| within 50 km of Nippur | low (38%) | 32.126° N, 45.231° E |
| another name for Thelme | low (32%) | 31.317° N, 45.283° E |
Verses
Ezra
- Ezra 2:59And these were they which went up from Tel–melah, Tel–harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 7:61And these were they which went up also from Tel–melah, Tel–haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.