Eshtemoa
Eshtemoa (or Eshtemoh), a Levitical city in Judah, was the home of several individuals and received spoils from David's victory over the Amalekites.
The name Eshtemoa means “the bosom of a woman”
PlaceOld Testament3 books6 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 21:14; referred to as Eshtemoa or Eshtemoh (אֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ); founded by Ishbah.
Location
- Identified as
- As Samu
- Certainty
- Likely (72% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.401° N, 35.067° E
Glossary entries
Connections
- Founded by
Alternative names
- אֶשְׁתְּמֹהEshtemoh
- אֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַEshtemoa
Mentions
- Joshua 15:50אֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ · Eshtemoa; אֶשְׁתְּמֹה · EshtemohAnab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
- Joshua 21:14אֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ · Eshtemoa; אֶשְׁתְּמֹה · EshtemohJattir, Eshtemoa,
- 1 Samuel 30:28אֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ · Eshtemoa; אֶשְׁתְּמֹה · Eshtemoh…to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;
- 1 Chronicles 4:17אֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ · Eshtemoa; אֶשְׁתְּמֹה · EshtemohThe sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
- 1 Chronicles 4:19אֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ · Eshtemoa; אֶשְׁתְּמֹה · EshtemohThe sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
- 1 Chronicles 6:57אֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ · Eshtemoa; אֶשְׁתְּמֹה · EshtemohSo the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,