Places in the Bible · Settlement

Telem

Telem is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Khirbet Abu Tulul. The name means “their dew; their shadow.”

Where is Telem?

Approx. 31.1421, 34.9122 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
Khirbet Abu TululsettlementLow
Khirbet Umm es SalafesettlementLow
Horbat RahbasettlementLow
Khirbet ez ZeifehsettlementLow
El AlemsettlementLow
Tel MalhatasettlementLow

Telem in the Bible dictionary

A town in the southern border of Judah (Josh. 15:24); probably the same as Telaim.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Telem

  • Joshua 15:24

    Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

  • 1 Samuel 15:4

    And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.