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''For the clothing retailer see [[Etam UK]]''.
'''Etam'''<ref>'''Etam''' is distinct from the similar name '''[[Etham]]''', spelled "אֵתָם" in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]</ref> ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: עיטם) is a proper name in the [[Bible]]. Etam means "[[eyrie]]", "their bird" or "their covering" in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]. There are five references to the name Etam in the [[Hebrew Bible]]:
* Etam is mentioned in [[Books of Chronicles|1 Chronicles]] 4:3 as a descendant of [[Judah (Biblical figure)|Judah]]. Etam is the father of [[Jezreel]], [[Ishma]], [[Idbash]] and their sister [[Hazelelponi]].
*[[Etam (biblical town)]], as referenced in 2 Chronicles 11, was located southwest of Bethlehem near Tekoah.
* A village in the [[tribe of Simeon]] ([[Books of Chronicles|1 Chronicles]] 4:32).
*[[Rock of Etam]], a rock where Samson hid.
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