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|A country east of Babylonia, in the Iranian highlands ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/21/11#11 2 Nephi 21:11])
|A country east of Southern Mesopotamia in what is now southwest Iran ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/21/11#11 2 Nephi 21:11] = [http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/11.11?lang=eng Isaiah 11:11])
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For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.
'''ELAM''' is the GN of an ancient Near East country mentioned in the Isaiah section of the Book of Mormon but is not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. Generally it is equated with the people of the ancient Near East called Elamites.


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Revision as of 09:16, 9 May 2011

Biblical GN 1. A country east of Southern Mesopotamia in what is now southwest Iran (2 Nephi 21:11 = Isaiah 11:11)

ELAM is the GN of an ancient Near East country mentioned in the Isaiah section of the Book of Mormon but is not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. Generally it is equated with the people of the ancient Near East called Elamites.