Etam, The Rock
Etam, The Rock
[E’tam]
Place in Judah where Samson dwelt for a short time. Jdg 15:8; Jdg 15:11. The A.V. reads ambiguously, “he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.” It is better translated “dwelt in the cleft of the rock Etam.”
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Etam, The Rock
E’tam, The Rock. A cliff or lofty rock, into a cleft or chasm of which, Samson retired after his slaughter of the Philistines. Jdg 15:8; Jdg 15:11. This natural stronghold was in the tribe of Judah; and near it, probably at its foot, were Lehi and Ramath-lehi and Enhakkore. Jdg 15:9; Jdg 15:14; Jdg 15:17; Jdg 15:19. The name, Etam, was held by a city in the neighborhood of Bethlehem, 2Ch 11:6, which is known to have been situated in the extremely uneven and broken country round the modern Urtas.