I. Name
The Edomite personal name Jalam/ Yaʿlām (Gen. 36.5, Gen. 14, Gen. 18; 1 Chr. 1.35) has been considered a theophoric containing the presumed Arabic animal-deity Jaʿlam ‘Ibex’. (Robertson Smith 1912).
II. Identity
Unlike the other animal-deities proposed by Robertson Smith (Jaghuṯ; Yaʿûq), Jalam is not attested in pre-Islamic Arabic sources.
III. Identity in the Bible
In the light of the evidence available, it is impossible to decide whether the name Jalam is theophoric or not.…