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etham |
2 definitions found From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Etham perhaps another name for Khetam or "fortress," on the Shur or great wall of Egypt, which extended from the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Suez. Here the Israelites made their third encampment (Ex. 13:20; Num. 33:6). The camp was probably a little to the west of the modern town of Ismailia Here the Israelites were commanded to change their route (Ex. 14:2), and turn" towards the south, and encamp before Pi-hahiroth. (See {EXODUS}; {PITHOM}.) From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Etham, their strength; their sign
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