Topic
Eshtemoa
7 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 15:50Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Also called ESHTEMOH — A town of Canaan assigned to Judah
And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,
- Joshua 21:14Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Also called ESHTEMOH — Allotted to the Aaronites
And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
- 1 Samuel 30:28Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Also called ESHTEMOH — David shared plunder with
And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
- 1 Chronicles 6:57Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Also called ESHTEMOH — Allotted to the Aaronites
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
- 1 Chronicles 4:17ISBE · Nave
And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
- 1 Chronicles 4:19ISBE · Nave
And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
- 1 Samuel 30:31Smith
And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Obedience, a town in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 21:14; 1 Chr. 6:57), which was allotted, with the land round it, to the priests. It was frequented by David and his followers during their wanderings; and he sent presents of the spoil of the Amalekites to his friends there (1 Sam. 30:28). It is identified with es-Semu’a, a village about 3 1/2 miles east of Socoh, and 7 or 8 miles south of Hebron, around which there are ancient remains of the ruined city. It is the centre of the “south country” or Negeb. It is also called “Eshtemoh” (Josh. 15:50).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 5 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 6 references
esh-te-mo'-a, esh'-te-mo-a ('eshtemoa`):
A Levitical city in the hill country of Judah (Jos 21:14; 1Ch 6:57); Eshtemoh ('eshtemoh, Jos 15:50). In 1ch 4:17,19, Eshtemoa is said to be a Maacathite and "son" of Ishbah. David after routing the Amalekites sent a present to his friends in (among other places) Eshtemoa (1Sa 30:28).
It is now es-Semu`a, a considerable village of evident antiquity some 8 miles South of Hebron.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.