Atlas Biblica

    place

    Enam

    עֵינָם

    Enam, a town in the Shephelah region, allotted to the tribe of Judah.

    Where the story of Enam happensWhere the gazetteer locates Enam, framed to them: Enam. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Enam
    Where the gazetteer locates Enam
    verses
    1
    first named
    Joshua 15:34
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.69°N · 35.01°E
    identified with
    Khirbet Beit Ika (OpenBible)
    settlement31.69°N · 35.01°E

    Khirbet Beit Ika (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 4 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Enam in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Enam was a town located in the Shephelah, the lowland region of Judah, and was included in the list of towns allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the Promised Land under Joshua (Jos. 15:34). It is mentioned only once in the Bible, and no further details about its history, size, or significance are provided. Its inclusion in the list of Judahite towns suggests that it was one of the settlements that the tribe was responsible for occupying and defending. The Shephelah was known for its fertile soil and strategic location between the coastal plain and the Judean hills.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. Joshua1 verse

      15:34

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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