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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
ESHTEMOA.In the tribe of Judah (Jos_15:50here called Eshtemoh), a Levitical city in the district of Hebron (Jos_21:14), to which David sent a share of the spoil of the Philistines (1Sa_30:28). The name as es-Semua survives about 8 miles S. of Hebron; extensive remains of antiquity are here to be seen.
R. A. S. Macalister.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Eshtemoh (Jos_15:50). Allotted with its suburbs to the priests (Jos_21:14; 1Ch_6:57; compare 1Ch_4:17). Frequented by David during his wanderings. Accordingly, to his friends there he sent presents of the Amalekite spoil (1Sa_30:28; 1Sa_30:31). Now Semu'a, seven miles S. of Hebron. Eshtemoa was son of Ishbah; Mered was husband of Jehudijah (the Jewess), by whose descendants, Gedor, Socho, and Zanoah, near Eshtemoa, were founded. The town Eshtemoa was founded by the descendants of Bithiah, Pharaoh's daughter, the Egyptian wife of Mered. (See BITHIAH.) A large stone (Hajr-el-Sakhain) stands on the N. road to the village Semu'a at a distance of 3,000 cubits, the Levitical extent of suburbs and the boundary of the village possessions to this day (Palestine Exploration). How the Holy Land confirms the Holy Book!
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Eshtem'o-a. Eshtemoa and, in shorter form, Eshtemoh (obedience). A town of Judah in the mountains, Jos_15:50, allotted to the priest. Jos_21:14; 1Ch_6:57. It was one of the places frequented by David and his followers, during the long period of their wanderings. 1Sa_30:28. Compare 1Sa_30:31. Its site is at Semu'a, a village seven miles south of Hebron.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
esh-tē̇-mō?a, esh?tē̇-mō-a (אשׁתּמוע, 'eshtemōa‛): A Levitical city in the hill country of Judah (Jos_21:14; 1Ch_6:57); Eshtemoh (אשׁתּמה, 'eshtemōh, Jos_15:50). In Jam_4:17, 19, Eshtemoa is said to be a Maacathite and ?son? of Ishbah. David after routing the Amalekites sent a present to his friends in (among other places) Eshtemoa (1Sa_30:28). It is now es-Semū‛a, a considerable village of evident antiquity some 8 miles South of Hebron.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.