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.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
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Telem
Name meaning: their dew; their shadow (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(oppression).
One of the cities in the extreme south of Judah, (Joshua 15:24) probably the same 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.
A porter or doorkeeper of the temple in the time of Ezra. (Ezra 10:24) He is probably the same as Talmon in (Nehemiah 12:25)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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