Eshtemoa

How Nave’s arranged it

• 1. Also called ESHTEMOH
• A town of Canaan assigned to JudahJoshua 15:50
• Allotted to the AaronitesJoshua 21:141 Chronicles 6:57
• David shared plunder with1 Samuel 30:28
• 2. A descendant of Ezra1 Chronicles 4:171 Chronicles 4:19

The passages, in Bible order (6)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 6 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Joshua 15:50

   Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

   ›Commentary on Joshua 15:501 voice

   “And Anab,.... Of Anab; see Gill on Jos 11:21, and Eshtemoh Jerom calls (h) Astemech, a village in the tribe of Judah, and belongs to the Jews in Daroma, and is to the north of a place called Anem, perhaps the same with Anim here; and Anim Jerom says is the village Anea, near another of the same name; which he places to the south of Hebron, as he does this to the east, the inhabitants of which in his time were all Christians. (h) De loc. Heb. fol. 88. G.

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2. Joshua 21:14

   Jattir, Eshtemoa,

   ›Commentary on Joshua 21:141 voice

   “The Lord commanded - Observe: the maintenance of ministers is not an arbitrary thing, left purely to the good will of the people. No: as the God of Israel commanded, that the Levites should be provided for, so hath the Lord Jesus ordained, (and a perpetual ordinance it is) that they who preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

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3. 1 Samuel 30:28

   to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;

   ›Commentary on 1 Samuel 30:282 voices

   “And to them which were in Aroer,.... Not Aroer in the tribe of Gad beyond Jordan, where David is never said to be, but some city of this name in the tribe of Judah; the Greek version of Jos 15:22, instead of Adadah, has Arouel: and to them which were in Siphmoth; which very probably was in the tribe of Judah, though nowhere else mentioned: and to them which were in Eshtemoa; a Levitical city given to the Levites by the children of Judah, Jos 21:14.

   “In Aroer - Situated beyond Jordan, on the banks of the river Arnon, in the tribe of God. Siphmoth - Supposed to be the same with Shepham, Num 34:10, on the eastern border of the promised land. Eshtemoa - Another city in the tribe of Judah. See Jos 15:50.

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4. 1 Chronicles 4:17

   The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.

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   “And the sons of Ezra,....

   “She bare Miriam - Rather, “she conceived.” The mother is not mentioned, and it seems impossible to restore the original text with any certainty.

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5. 1 Chronicles 4:19

   The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

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   “And the sons of his wife Hodiah,.... Another wife of Mered.

   “His wife Hodiah - Not as in the margin, but rather, “the sons of the wife of Hodiah.” Hodiah is elsewhere always a man’s name Neh 8:7; Neh 9:5; Neh 10:10, Neh 10:13, Neh 10:18.

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6. 1 Chronicles 6:57

   So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

   ›Commentary on 1 Chronicles 6:571 voice

   “Commentary on Chapter VI 10. The priest's office - So did all the rest, but it is implied that he did it worthily, he filled his place, and valiantly discharged his office in Uzziah's time. Solomon built - In Solomon's temple; so called to distinguish it from the second temple which was built or in building when these books were written.

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