This document is about Eshtemoa (place). For other homonyms, please refer to the Eshtemoa document.
A land allotted to the tribe of Judah, and later given to the Levites who resided there.
Josh 21:14Jattir with its pasturelands, and Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
1 Chr 6:57To the descendants of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron) with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir with its pasturelands, and Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
David seems to have maintained close ties with the people of this region while fleeing from Saul.
1 Sam 30:28to those in Aroer), to those in Siphmoth, to those in Eshtemoa,