Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Eshtemoa?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with As Samu.

First appears in Joshua 15:50 · 3 books · 4 chapters

Overview

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. Modern identification: As Samu.

Eshtemoa is represented in the local geography layer as As Samu. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:50 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention