ETAM

1. Rocky area in western Judah where Samson hid from his pursuers (Jgs 15:8, 11).

2. Unknown site located in Simeonite territory (1 Chr 4:32).

3. Town in the Judean uplands near Bethlehem fortified by Rehoboam of Judah after the division of the kingdom (2 Chr 11:6). It is identified with Khirbet el-Khokh, just southwest of Bethlehem. The spring at Etam supplied Jerusalem with additional water in the Greek and Roman periods.