Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Etam?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Arak Ismain.

First appears in Judges 15:8 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Arak Ismain.

Etam is represented in the local geography layer as Arak Ismain. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Judges 15:8 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 18 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 41 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 50 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Etam today

Travel to Etam, the modern-day Arak Ismain.

Etam is commonly identified with Arak Ismain, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Etam is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Arak Ismain

31.764°N · 35.026°E

Key passages

Appears in

Judges

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions