Places in the Bible Today:

Etam 2

Data

Translated NameEtam
Typesettlement
Notesin Simeon
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

  1. another name for Etam 3 (ancient): 35% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el KhokhKhirbet el Khokh

  2. Tell Eton (modern): 25% confidence

    1. artifact from Tell EtonTell Eton

Verses (1)

1Chr 4:32

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookEtam (of Simeon)
OpenBible.info (2007)Etam 2
OpenBible.infoa47f86c (Etam 2)
TIPNREtam@1Ch.4.3
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2199

Sources

  1. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Etam
  2. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  3. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): pages 110, 271
  4. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Etam
  5. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Etam
  6. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Etam
  7. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others, for example, then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

Places with Similar Names

Thumbnail Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Hanay

About

This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.