Eshtemoa

Eshtemoa (Hebrew: אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ), also transcribed Ashtemoe, Eshtemo, and Esthama (Ancient Greek: Ἐσθαμά, Ἐσθεμά), was an ancient city in the Judaean Mountains, specifically in the southern Hebron Hills, mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. It is identified with the modern site of As-Samu'.

The name also appears as that of two individuals in the First Book of Chronicles.

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