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.

Verse ConceptsSix Things

He struck them down and defeated them. Then he went down and lived for a time in the cave in the cliff of Etam.

Verse ConceptsCavesThighs

Three thousand men of Judah went down to the cave in the cliff of Etam and said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines rule over us? Why have you done this to us?" He said to them, "I have only done to them what they have done to me."

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine GiftRulersThree Thousand And UpRepaying Evil For Evil

And, these, were the sons of Etam, Jezreel and Ishma, and Idbash, - and, the name of their sister, was Hazzelelponi;

Thematic Bible



So he attacked them ruthlessly in a massive slaughter, then left to live in the caves of Etam.

In response, 3,000 soldiers from the tribe of Judah went down to the caves of the rock of Etam and asked Samson, "Don't you know that the Philistines have us in their control? What have you done to us?" "I did to them what they did to me," he answered. They responded, "We've come here to arrest you and transfer you to the custody of the Philistines." Samson told them, "Promise me that you won't kill me." So they said, "No, we won't. But we're going to tie you up securely and transfer you to their custody. But we won't kill you." Then they bound him with two ropes and brought him up from the caves.


including Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,


Their cities were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, for a total of five cities,


These were the descendants of the ancestor of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and their sister's name was Hazzelelponi.


So he attacked them ruthlessly in a massive slaughter, then left to live in the caves of Etam.


References

Hastings

Easton

American

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Morish

Smith

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