Telaim standard
Some authorities read "Telam" for "Havilah" in verse 7 and also find this name in 1Sa 27:8 instead of me`olam. In Septuagint and Josephus (Ant., VI, vii, 2) Gilgal occurs instead of Telaim, on what ground is not known.
Where is Telaim in the Bible?
Telaim was a gathering place in ancient Israel where King Saul assembled his army before launching an attack against the Amalekites, as recorded in 1 Samuel 15:4. The exact location of Telaim remains uncertain, though scholars believe it may be identical with Telem or located in the southern regions of Judah. Some ancient sources, including the Septuagint and the historian Josephus, reference Gilgal instead of Telaim, suggesting possible confusion or variant traditions about this site. The significance of Telaim lies primarily in its association with Saul's military campaigns and the broader biblical narrative of Israel's conflicts with the Amalekites during the monarchical period.
Telaim
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)Some authorities read "Telam" for "Havilah" in verse 7 and also find this name in 1Sa 27:8 instead of me`olam. In Septuagint and Josephus (Ant., VI, vii, 2) Gilgal occurs instead of Telaim, on what ground is not known. Probably Telaim is identical with TELEM (which see), though the former may have been the name of a Bedouin tribe inhabiting the latter district. Compare Dhallam Arabs now found South of Tell el-Milch.
E. W. G. Masterman
te-las'-ar (tela'-ssar (2Ki 19:12), telassar (Isa 37:12); Codex Alexandrinus Thalassar; Codex Vaticanus Thaesthen; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bi