Jaalam

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The origin of the name Jaalam is Hebrew
This is how Jaalam is written in Hebrew:This is how it is pronounced
יַעְלָם yah-lawm
The biblical meaning of the name Jaalam is:
According to:Meaning:
Strong“occult”
Gesenius”whom God hides”
Hitchcock“hidden; young man; heir”

In The Bible:
Jaalam was

1. the second of Esau’s three sons by Aholibamah


The name Jaalam appears in the bible in the following verses:

Genesis 36:5 KJV
“And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.”

Genesis 36:14 KJV
“And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.”

Genesis 36:18 KJV
“And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau’s wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.”

1 Chronicles 1:35 KJV
“The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.”