Etam in the Bible
Meaning: their bird, their covering
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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.
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Etam » A rock where samson was bound and delivered to the philistines
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.
Etam » A city » Judah
Thus he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
Etam » A village of simeon
Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen and Ashan, five cities;
Etam » A name on the list of judah's descendants, but probably referring to number two
These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Etam
He struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cleft of the rock of Etam.