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An ancient region east of Babylon in modern-day Iran
MesopotamiaHistorically Verified
The capital city Susa has been dug up since the 1880s. Mesopotamian texts mention Elam extensively as a major regional power.
Ancient kingdom east of Babylon, in what is now southwestern Iran. Elam appears in Genesis as a descendant of Shem and later as a military power whose king Chedorlaomer raided Canaan. The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel all foretold Elam's judgment and eventual restoration, and Elamites were present at Pentecost in Acts 2.
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