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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Bishlam (Man living at the time of Exile and Return)
A Persian official in Samaria. He joined in writing to King Artaxerxes against the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls. Some scholars think the Aramaic word behind his name may not be a name at all.
A Persian official in Samaria. He joined in writing to King Artaxerxes against the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls. Some scholars think the Aramaic word behind his name may not be a name at all.
A Persian official in Samaria named among those who wrote to King Artaxerxes opposing the Jews' rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls (Ezra 4:7). Some scholars think the Aramaic word behind this name may not be a personal name at all but a phrase meaning "in peace," leaving his exact identity uncertain.
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- Ezra 4:7
