Etam
Etam, a village associated with the tribe of Simeon and the home of a Judahite clan.
The name Etam means “their bird, their covering”
PlaceTribe of Simeon then JudahOld Testament1 book2 verses
Summary
A location near Ain first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 4:3; only referred to as Etam (עֵיטָם) or Zorathites.
Location
- Certainty
- Possible (33% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 31.685° N, 35.179° E
Glossary entries
Connections
- Founded by
Alternative names
- עֵיטָםEtam
Mentions
- These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
- And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—