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Biblical place

Where was Helam?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Alma.

First appears in 2 Samuel 10:16 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Place of abundance, a place on the east of Jordan and west of the Euphrates where David gained a great victory over the Syrian army (2 Sam. 10:16), which was under the command of Shobach. Modern identification: Alma.

Helam is represented in the local geography layer as Alma. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 10:16 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Galilee

About 67 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 85 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Damascus

About 85 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 88 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 111 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Helam today

Travel to Helam, the modern-day Alma.

Helam is commonly identified with Alma, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Helam is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Alma

32.750°N · 36.241°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions