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Elam (/ ˈ iː l ə m /) [a] was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of what is now Khuzestan and Ilam Province as well as a small part of southern Iraq.
Oct 2, 2024 · Elam, ancient country in southwestern Iran approximately equivalent to the modern region of Khuzestan. Early on it was culturally tied to Mesopotamia. The Elamites’ golden age of conquest began in the latter part of the 13th century BCE and ended with the capture of Susa by Nebuchadrezzar I of Babylon.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 27, 2020 · Below are ten important facts concerning the ancient Elamites who, although they disappeared completely from the historical record after their last nation-state, Elymais, was taken by the Sassanian Empire in 224 CE, left their mark on history through their contributions to Persian culture.
- Joshua J. Mark
Aug 27, 2020 · Elam was a region in the Near East corresponding to the modern-day provinces of Ilam and Khuzestan in southern Iran (though it also included part of modern-day southern Iraq) whose civilization spanned thousands of years from c. 3200 - c. 539 BCE.
- Joshua J. Mark
Elam is the father of Jehiel and the grandfather of Shecaniah in Ezra 10:2. Elam is one of the men who joins Nehemiah in sealing the new covenant in Nehemiah 10:14. Elam is a priest who helps in the rededication of the rebuilt walls of Jerusalem in Nehemiah 12:42.
Neo-Elamite Period II sees Elam, under its Babylonian masters, controlling the Persians to the east of Elam itself, who had begun to migrate into the area from around 1000 BC. Elam and Babylonia often fight side by side against external threats, especially that of the Assyrians .
Twenty-six of the primitive nations are descended from Shem, of which five are immediate. (45) Elam was settled in a part of the modern Persia, to which he gave name. This name seems to be preserved in Elymais, a province of that country bordering on the Dijlah, and now included in Khusistan.