Ezem

Ezem, a city allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon in the Negev region.

The name Ezem means “a bone”

PlaceOld Testament2 books3 verses

Summary

A location near Beersheba first mentioned at Joshua 15:29; only referred to as Ezem (עֶ֫צֶם).

Location

Identified as
Khirbet Asan
Certainty
Likely (62% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
Coordinates
31.281° N, 34.797° E
Ezem
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Glossary entries

Ezem Azem

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
  2. Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,
  3. Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,