Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
" As no town of Nehelam is known, it is possible the appellation is meant as a play on the "dreamers" whom Jeremiah denounces.
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NEHEL'AMITE, an appellative of Shemaiah, Jer 29:24, 1 Chr 24:31, Jud 1:32, and translated in the margin "dreamer." As no town of Nehelam is known, it is possible the appellation is meant as a play on…
" As no town of Nehelam is known, it is possible the appellation is meant as a play on the "dreamers" whom Jeremiah denounces.