Old Testament
Telem
A city in the tribe of Judah and a gatekeeper who repented of intermarriage in the post-exilic period.
The name Telem refers to both a city in the southern territory of Judah mentioned in the book of Joshua and a Levite gatekeeper listed in Ezra. The gatekeeper is noted for his participation in the assembly that confessed and put away foreign wives following the return from Babylonian exile. These two distinct entities highlight the geographical and genealogical records preserved in the Old Testament.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Joshua 15:24
- Last appears
- Ezra 10:24
Where Telem appears
2 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Ezra25 versesA priest and scribe who led a group of exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem to restore the Law of God.
- Artaxerxes14 versesA Persian king who authorized the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and supported Ezra's mission to Judea.
- Debir12 versesAn Amorite king of Eglon who joined a coalition against Gibeon and Israel during the conquest of Canaan.
- Eglon12 versesA king of Moab who oppressed Israel for eighteen years before being assassinated by Ehud.
- Tobiah12 versesAn Ammonite official who vehemently opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Haggai11 versesA post-exilic prophet who urged the returned exiles to prioritize rebuilding the temple of the Lord.
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