Etam in the Bible

Meaning: their bird, their covering

Exact Match

Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages. Tekoa, Ephrathah (that is, Bethlehem), Peor, Etam, Kulom, Tatam, Sores, Kerem, Gallim, Bether and Manach; eleven cities and their villages.

And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.

And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:

Thematic Bible



He struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cleft of the rock of Etam.

Then 3,000 men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam and said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What then is this that you have done to us?" And he said to them, "As they did to me, so I have done to them." They said to him, "We have come down to bind you so that we may give you into the hands of the Philistines." And Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you will not kill me." So they said to him, "No, but we will bind you fast and give you into their hands; yet surely we will not kill you." Then they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock.


Thus he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,


Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen and Ashan, five cities;


These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.


He struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cleft of the rock of Etam.


References

Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith