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http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps32/ps32_176.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Bible#cite_note-7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_Noah
Elam , son of Shem. The Elamites called themselves the Haltamti and had an empire (capital Susa ) in what is now Khuzistan , modern Iran </wiki/Iran>. Elamite , however, is a non-Semitic language. It has been controversially grouped with the modern Dravidian languages, into "Elamo-Dravidian ".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elam_(Hebrew_Bible)
Elam ( ) in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 10:22, Ezra 4:9;) is said to be the oldest son of Shem , the son of Noah . It is also used (as in Akkadian ), for the country of Elam in what is now southern Iran, that the Hebrews believed to be the offspring of Elam, son of Shem. This implies that the Elamites were considered Semites by the Hebrews, although their language was actually unrelated to the Semitic languages family. This does not conflict with Hebrew beliefs because the Hebrews believed that the diversity of human languages originated at the Tower of Babel.
Elam (the nation) is also mentioned in Genesis 14, describing an ancient war involving a king of Elam it calls Chedorlaomer .
The prophecies of Isaiah (11:11, 21:2, 22:6) and Jeremiah (25:25) also mention Elam, and the last part of Jeremiah 49 is an apocalyptic oracle against Elam, self-dated to the first year of Zedekiah (597 BC ).
The Book of Jubilees may reflect ancient tradition when it mentions a son (or daughter, in some versions) of 'Elam named "Susan", whose daughter Rasuaya married Arpachshad , progenitor of another branch of Shemites. Shushan (or Susa) was the ancient capital of the Elamite Empire. (Dan. 8:2)
Elam married.
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