Ulai
Ulai, a river in Elam, near Susa, where Daniel received a vision of a ram and a goat.
The name Ulai means “strength; fool; senseless”
PlaceOld Testament1 book2 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Daniel 8:2; only referred to as Ulai (אוּלַי).
Location
- Identified as
- Ulai canal
- Certainty
- Likely (74% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 32.410° N, 48.148° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- אוּלַיUlai
Mentions
- And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
- And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”