Telem
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Telaim |
| Most likely | Khirbet Abu Tulul (very low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.142° N, 34.912° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 15:24 |
Telem is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet Abu Tulul (very low confidence; 5 other proposals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Abu Tulul | very low (12%) | 31.142° N, 34.912° E |
| Khirbet Umm es Salafe | very low (10%) | 30.990° N, 34.965° E |
| Horbat Rahba | very low (8%) | 31.049° N, 35.029° E |
| Khirbet ez Zeifeh | very low (6%) | 30.997° N, 34.982° E |
| El Alem | very low (6%) | 31.022° N, 34.942° E |
| Tel Malhata | very low (6%) | 31.217° N, 35.026° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 15:24Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 15:4And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.
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.