Eshtemoa

Eshtemoa is a settlement named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with As Samu (high confidence).

Location

Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.

Verses

Joshua

• Joshua 15:50
  And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
• Joshua 21:14
  And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,Jattir, Eshtemoa,

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 30:28
  And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 6:57
  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,So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.