Eshtemoa

Eshtemoa, meaning obedience, is a name found in the Bible.

• A son of Ishbah or maybe a town inhabited by Ishbah's descendants. (1 Chronicles 4:17)
• A descendant of Bithiah princess of Egypt and Mered (1 Chron. 4:19)
• A Levitical city in the mountains of Judah, which was allotted, with the common land round it, to the priests (Joshua 15:50, 21:14). It has been identified with As-Samu, a village about 3½ miles east of Socoh, and about 9 miles south of Hebron, around which there are ancient remains of the ruined city. It was one of the places frequented by King David as a fugitive (1 Samuel 30: 26-28).

See also

• Eshtemoa synagogue, the remains of an ancient Jewish synagogue dating from around the 4th–5th century CE
• Mitzpe Eshtemoa (Eshtemoa look-out), an Israeli settlement outpost in the West Bank
• Cities in the Book of Joshua