Bible Person

Bishlam

Meaning: in peace · Male · 1 cross reference

Bishlam is one of the officials involved in the letter opposing the rebuilding of Jerusalem in Ezra 4. He belongs to the administrative resistance faced by the returned community. First appears in Ezra 4:7.1

AI summary: Bishlam matters because his single cross reference places him among those helping articulate and transmit opposition to Judah's rebuilding efforts. The entry shows that the restored community faced organized bureaucratic resistance as well as local hostility. Taken together, the material presents Bishlam as part of the official opposition to Jerusalem's restoration.1

Central Figure

Bishlam

Meaning: in peace