Bishlam

Samaritan official who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem

A written article for Bishlam is still to come. Below and alongside: where Bishlam appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 600 BC
    500 BC
  • Bishlam
    c. 500 BC

Original word

  • בִּשְׁלָם bishlam
    H1312
Citations
“Bishlam.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
Data credits & licenses

Where Bishlam appears in Scripture

Ezra 4

וּבִימֵי אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא כָּתַב בִּשְׁלָם מִתְרְדָת טָֽבְאֵל וּשְׁאָר ‫(כנותו)‬ כְּנָוֺתָיו עַל-‫(ארתחששתא)‬ אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּ מֶלֶךְ פָּרָס וּכְתָב הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָן כָּתוּב אֲרָמִית וּמְתֻרְגָּם אֲרָמִֽית׃
7
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.