Thematic Bible: Etam
Thematic Bible
Etam » A rock where samson was bound and delivered to the philistines
And {he gave them a thorough beating}, and he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
Then three thousand men from Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and they said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines [are] ruling over us? What [is] this [that] you have done to us?" And he said to them, "Just as they did to me, so I have done to them." They said to him, "We have come down to bind you and give you over into the hand of [the] Philistines." And Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves." They said to him, "No, we will only bind you and give you into their hand; we will certainly not kill you." So they bound him with two new ropes, and they brought him up from the rock.
Etam » A city » Judah
He built Bethlehem, Etah, Tekoa,
Etam » A village of simeon
Etam » A name on the list of judah's descendants, but probably referring to number two
And these [were] the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And the name of their sister [was] Hazzelelponi,
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Etam
And {he gave them a thorough beating}, and he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.