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