Jump to: Hitchcock's • ISBE • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms • Resources Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary BishlamInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia BISHLAMbish'-lam (bishlam, "peaceful" (?)): One of three foreign colonists who wrote a letter of complaint against the Jews to Artaxerxes (Ezra 4:7 = 1 Esdras 2:16). In 1 Esdras the reading is "Belemus." "And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes, king of Persia," etc. (Ezra 4:7). The Septuagint renders Bishlam as en eirene, "in peace," as though it were a phrase rather than a proper name; this is clearly an error. Strong's Hebrew 1312. Bishlam -- perhaps "son of peace," a Pers.... 1311, 1312. Bishlam. 1313 . perhaps "son of peace," a Pers. Transliteration: Bishlam Phonetic Spelling: (bish-lawm') Short Definition: Bishlam. ... /hebrew/1312.htm - 6k Library The Holy City; Or, the New Jerusalem: Thesaurus Bishlam (1 Occurrence)...BISHLAM. ... (Ezra 4:7). The Septuagint renders Bishlam as en eirene, "in peace," as though it were a phrase rather than a proper name; this is clearly an error. ... /b/bishlam.htm - 7k Mithredath (2 Occurrences) Interpreted (19 Occurrences) Tab'eel (1 Occurrence) Translated (15 Occurrences) Mith'redath (2 Occurrences) Belemus Biscuits (1 Occurrence) Colleagues (8 Occurrences) Ar-ta-xerx'es (14 Occurrences) Resources Who was Artaxerxes in the Bible? | GotQuestions.orgBible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus Concordance Bishlam (1 Occurrence)Ezra 4:7 Subtopics Bishlam: A Samaritan Who Obstructed the Rebuilding of the Temple at Jerusalem Related Terms |