Eshtemoa

Eshtemoa, meaning obedience or "'place where prayer is heard",[1] was an ancient city in the Judaean Mountains, mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible.[2] It is also the name of two people mentioned in the First Book of Chronicles.

  1. ^ Burney, C. F. (1911). "On Certain South-Palestinian Place-Names". The Journal of Theological Studies. os–XIII (49): 83–84. doi:10.1093/jts/os-XIII.49.83. ISSN 0022-5185. Eshtemoa', from שמע, 'hear', may denote 'place where prayer is heard'.
  2. ^ Joshua 15:50 Joshua 21:14 1 Samuel 30:28