Nehelam
Town
Location unknown
Where Scholars Place It
- Alma Less likely
- between Damascus and Hamath Less likely
- Aleppo Less likely
Nehelamite in the Bible Dictionary
Named in 3 Verses
- Jeremiah 29:24 Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
- Jeremiah 29:31 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
- Jeremiah 29:32 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD.
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