Etam (Easton)

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Eyrie. A village of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:32 ). Into some cleft ('top,' A.V.,; RSV, 'cleft') of a rock here Samson retired after his slaughter of the Philistines (Judges 15:8,11 ). It was a natural stronghold. It has been identified with Beit 'Atab, west of Bethlehem, near Zorah and"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter E Bible Dictionaries Etam Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Esther, Book of Next Entry Eternal Death Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Etam Dictionaries American Tract Society Etam Easton's Bible Dictionary Etam Fausset Bible Dictionary Etam Holman Bible Dictionary Etam Hitchcock Bible Names Etam Hastings' BibleDictionary Etam Morrish Bible Dictionary Etam, the Rock Etam People's Bible Dictionary Etam Smith Bible Dictionary Etam The Rock Etam Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Etam Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Etam McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Etam Etam (2) Etam of Judah (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Etam Lexicons עֵיטָם Eyrie. A village of the tribe of Simeon ( 1 Chronicles 4:32 ). Into some cleft ("top," A.V.,; RSV, "cleft") of a rock here Samson retired after his slaughter of the Philistines ( Judges 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. A city of Judah, fortified by Rehoboam ( 2 Chronicles 11:6 ). It was near Bethlehem and Tekoah, and some distance apparently to the north of (1). It seems to have been in the district called Nephtoah (or Netophah), where were the sources of the water from which Solomon's gardens and pleasure-grounds and pools, as well as Bethlehem and the temple, were supplied. It is now 'Ain 'Atan, at the head of the Wady Urtas, a fountain sending forth a copious supply of pure water.

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)