Etam

Ee´tuhm

1 The place where Samson defeated the Philistines and was subsequently delivered to them by the people of Judah (Judg 15:8; Judg 15:11). 2 A village in the territory of Simeon (1Chr 4:32), possibly identified with 3. 3 A city near Bethlehem fortified by Rehoboam (2Chr 11:6). 4 The Israelites’ first desert stop before turning back after they had left Succoth (Exod 13:20). It was located on the edge of the wilderness (Num 33:6).