Eshtaol
Ancient site; 5 competing modern identifications, best supported being Khirbet Deir Shubeib.
Placesettlement8 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Khirbet Deir Shubeib337
- Eshtaol172
- Artuf90
- Khirbet Deir Abu Kabus60
- Khirbet esh Sheikh Ibrahim23
Name variants
- Eshtaol (71)
- Eshtaolites (8)
- Eshtaulites (1)
References
Topical references
- A town of the tribe of Judah — Joshua 15:33
- Allotted to Dan — Joshua 19:41; Judges 18:2; Judges 18:8; Judges 18:11
- Samson moved by the spirit of the Lord near — Judges 13:25
- Samson buried near — Judges 16:31
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.