Etam

Narrator: Chris Genthree
Duration: 1min
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2. City of Judah, fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chron. 11:66He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, (2 Chronicles 11:6)). Identified with ruins at Aitun, 31° 30' N, 34° 55' E.
3. A descendant of Judah (1 Chron. 4:33And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi: (1 Chronicles 4:3)). The meaning is doubtful; some MSS read “sons of Etam”; and others, “sons of the father of Etam”; it may refer to the “founder” of the above city, No. 2.
Artas, Etam