Etam

Smith’s Bible Dictionary · William Smith, F. N. Peloubet, M. A. Peloubet

(lair of wild beasts).

A village of the tribe of Simeon, specified only in the list in (1 Chronicles 4:32) comp. Josh 19:7
A place in Judah, fortified and garrisoned by Rehoboam. (2 Chronicles 11:6) Here, according to the statements of Josephus and the Talmudists, were the sources of the water from which Solomons gardens and the pleasure-grounds were fed, and Bethlehem and the temple supplied.

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William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3

Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 1.3, based on the 1884 Peloubet revision with later digital enrichments preserved