Person Old Testament
Elam
Elam was a son of Shem and grandson of Noah. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 10:22.
Why it matters. Son of Shem, grandson of Noah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Elam
Elam is mentioned in Gen.10.22 and 1Ch.1.17 as one of the sons of Shem, the son of Noah. Elam is listed among the descendants of Shem, who spread out into various lands after the flood, giving rise to different nations. Elam is significant as the ancestor of the Elamites, an ancient people who inhabited the region east of Mesopotamia, in present-day Iran. The Elamites developed a powerful kingdom that interacted with the Mesopotamian civilizations.
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
- Shem
- Siblings
- AramArpachshadAsshurLud
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.