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Etam in the Bible.

Etam is a town in the Bible, about 20 km (12 miles) west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Judges 15:8 to Judges 15:11. The King James Version also gives the name Etam to 2 other places, listed on this page.

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What happened at Etam.

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.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Etam.

Judah 1Samson 1

Near Etam.

All 2 verses that name this Etam.

Judges 2

  • Judges 15:8And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
  • Judges 15:11Then 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.

Other places called Etam.

Etam, about 11 km (7 miles) south-west of Jerusalem.

A town, named in 1 verse.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:32And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

Etam, about 11 km (7 miles) south-west of Jerusalem.

A town, named in 1 verse.

Questions about Etam.

Where is Etam in the Bible?

Etam is a town about 20 km (12 miles) west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Etam named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Etam in 2 verses, in 1 book, from Judges 15:8 to Judges 15:11. It also gives the name Etam to 2 other places.

Which people are named with Etam in the Bible?

The verses that name Etam also name Judah and Samson.

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