a cliff or lofty rock, into a cleft or chasm of which Samson retired after his slaughter of the Philistines. (Judges 15:8,11) This natural stronghold was in the tribe of Judah; and near it, probably at its foot, were Lehi and Ramath-lehi and Enhakkore. (Judges 15:9,14,17,19) The name Etam was held by a city in the neighborhood of Bethlehem, (2 Chronicles 11:6) which is known to have been situated in the extremely uneven and broken country round the modern Urtas.

Fragment Xli. This Indicates the Persecution against the Church ...
... [4885] Judges 15:11. [4886] That is, when he fled to the rock Etam, he typified
the true believer taking refuge in the spiritual Rock, Christ. ...
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Scriptural Poems; Being Several Portions of Scripture Digested ...
... Then there went up Three thousand men of Judah to the top Of the rock Etam, and
to Samson said, Dost thou not know that we have long obey'd The Philistines? ...
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The Story of Samson, the Strong Man
... After this Samson went to live in a hollow place in a split rock, called
the rock of Etam. The Philistines came up in a great army ...
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Samson's Wedding Feast
... will cease. And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and
he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the rock of Etam. ...
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Concerning the Fortitude of Samson, and what Mischiefs He Brought ...
... 8. Now when Samson had slain many of the Philistines in the plain country, he dwelt
at Etam, which is a strong rock of the tribe of Judah; for the Philistines ...
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Tiglath-Pileser iii. And the Organisation of the Assyrian Empire ...
... 2 Chronicles 11:6-10, where we find a list of the towns fortified by Rehoboam:
Bethlehem, Etam, Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam, Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, Adoraim ...
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