< Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
He’lam —place of abundance—a place on the east of Jordan and west of the Euphrates where David gave a great victory over the Syrian army (2 Sam. 10:16), which was under the command of Shobach. Some would identify it with Alamata, near Nicephorium.
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