A village of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:32). Into some cleft (“top,” A.V.,; R.V., “cleft”) of a rock here Samson retired after his slaughter of the Philistines (Judg. 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.
City
Etam
- Name means
- their bird, their covering
- Location
- 31.371°N, 34.861°E · rough
- Mentioned
- 1 verse
About Etam
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Nearby
Every mention
1 Chronicles
4:32
Places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), with locations from OpenBible.info. Many ancient sites are uncertain.