Etam (Bible) — Etam [Etam is distinct from the similar name Etham, spelled אֵתָם in Hebrew] (Hebrew: עיטם) is a proper name in the Bible. Etam means eyrie , their bird or their covering in Hebrew. There are five references to the name Etam in the Hebrew Bible:* … Wikipedia
Etam — may refer to:*Etam (Bible), several people and places in the Bible *Etam (biblical town), between Bethlehem and Tekoa *Etam UK, former British women s clothing retailer *Rock of Etam, hiding place of Samson … Wikipedia
ETAM — (Heb. עֵיטָם). (1) The cleft in the rock where 3,000 men of Judah came to speak with Samson after he had slaughtered the Philistines (Judg. 15:8, 11). Some scholars identify it with ʿIrāq Ismāʿīn, 2½ mi. (4 km.) southeast of Zorah. (2) A village… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Etam — Eyrie. 1) A village of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:32). Into some cleft ( top, A.V.,; R.V., cleft ) of a rock here Samson retired after his slaughter of the Philistines (Judg. 15:8, 11). It was a natural stronghold. It has been identified … Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Samson — Samson, Shimshon (Hebrew: שמשון, Standard Šimšon Tiberian unicode|Šimšôn ; meaning of the sun – perhaps proclaiming he was radiant and mighty, or [One who] Serves [God] ) or Shamshoun شمشون (Arabic) is the third to last of the Judges of the… … Wikipedia
Mongo Beti — Mongo Beti. Alexandre Biyidi Awala (30 June 1932 8 October 2001), known as Mongo Beti, was a Cameroonian writer. Contents 1 Life … Wikipedia
SAMSON — (Heb. שִׁמְשׁוֹן; from shemesh, sun ), son of Manoah, a Danite living in Zorah, a judge in Israel. Samson s heroic exploits are recounted in Judges 13–16. His father was married to a woman who long remained childless. An angel of the Lord… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Biblical Geography — Biblical Geography † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Geography With the exception of the didactic literature, there is no book in the Bible which, to a greater or less extent, does not contain mention of, or allusions to, the… … Catholic encyclopedia
