Eshtemoa

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Eshtemoa
     obedience, a town in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 21:14; 1 Chr.
     6:57), which was allotted, with the land round it, to the
     priests. It was frequented by David and his followers during
     their wanderings; and he sent presents of the spoil of the
     Amalekites to his friends there (1 Sam. 30:28). It is identified


     with es-Semu'a, a village about 3 1/2 miles east of Socoh, and 7
     or 8 miles south of Hebron, around which there are ancient
     remains of the ruined city. It is the centre of the "south
     country" or Negeb. It is also called "Eshtemoh" (Josh. 15:50).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Eshtemoa, the bosom of a woman