Place
Eshtemoa
city in Judah
Levitical city in the hill country of Judah, one of the towns to which David sent spoils after defeating the Amalekites.
Who or what is this?
A city in the hill country of , assigned to the of the clan as one of the priestly cities listed in 21. After his victory over the at , sent a share of the recovered spoil to the elders of Eshtemoa along with those of several other towns that had supported him during his years of flight from Saul (1 30). The city is also mentioned in the genealogical lists of 1 Chronicles among the descendants of Judah.
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Modern location: As Samu. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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