Etam (2)
Etam is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is another name for Etam 3. The name means “their bird, their covering.”
Where is Etam?
Approx. 31.6848, 35.1788 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Etam 3 | settlement | Low |
| Tell Eton | settlement | Low |
Etam in the Bible dictionary
A village of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:32). Into some cleft (“top,” A.V.,; R.V., “cleft”) of a rock here Samson retired after his slaughter of the Philistines (Judg. 15:8, 11). It was a natural stronghold. It has been identified with Beit ’Atab, west of Bethlehem, near Zorah and Eshtaol. On the crest of a rocky knoll, under the village, is a long tunnel, which may be the “cleft” in which Samson hid.
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Verses that mention Etam
- 1 Chronicles 4:32
And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities: