Temple servant who married a foreign wife
Telem
Named in 1 verse of Ezra, first in Ezra 10:24.
טֶ֫לֶםTelem
The name means “their dew; their shadow.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Telem Written by AI
Telem is mentioned in Ezra 10:24 as one of the temple servants who had married foreign wives during the Babylonian exile. Under Ezra's leadership, the returned exiles agreed to divorce their foreign wives to maintain the purity of the Jewish community. Telem is listed among those who complied with this decision.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Telem, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
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.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Ezra 10:24
From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.