Person Old Testament
Elam
Elam was a temple gatekeeper during the reign of King David. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 26:3.
Why it matters. A temple gatekeeper during David's reign
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Elam
Elam is briefly mentioned in 1Ch.26.3 as one of the gatekeepers assigned to guard the thresholds of the tent of meeting during the reign of King David. The gatekeepers were responsible for protecting the entrances to the sacred areas and maintaining order.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Meshelemiah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)