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A rocky hideout where Samson camped after burning Philistine fields
JudeaA cliff or rock formation in Judah where Samson took refuge after tying torches to foxes and burning the Philistines' grain fields (Judges 15:8). The men of Judah came here to hand him over to the Philistines, but Samson broke free from his ropes and struck down a thousand men with a donkey's jawbone. There was also a town called Etam near Bethlehem (2 Chronicles 11:6).
1 Chronicles
More Than a List of Names
Etam appears here as a place whose sons — Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash — are listed in Judah's genealogy, connecting a geographic location to the families who inhabited it.
Judges
When Samson Burned It All Down
Etam is the rocky wilderness cave where Samson retreats after his massacre — a hiding place that becomes the site of his surrender to three thousand of his own countrymen who come to hand him over.
2 Chronicles
When God Says Stand Down
Etam is listed among Rehoboam's fifteen fortified cities — a site in Judah that becomes part of the defensive infrastructure protecting the southern kingdom.
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