etam, the rock Summary and Overview
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etam, the rock in Smith's Bible Dictionary
a cliff or lofty rock, into a cleft or chasm of which Samson retired after his slaughter of the Philistines. #Jud 15:8,11| This natural stronghold was in the tribe of Judah; and near it, probably at its foot, were Lehi and Ramath-lehi and Enhakkore. #Jud 15:9,14,17,19| 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.