Enam, town allotted to Judah in the Shephelah
Enam
Named in 1 verse of Joshua, first in Joshua 15:34.
עֵינָםEnam
The name means “fountain, open place.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Enam Written by AI
Enam was a town located in the Shephelah, the lowland region of Judah, and was included in the list of towns allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the Promised Land under Joshua (Jos. 15:34). It is mentioned only once in the Bible, and no further details about its history, size, or significance are provided. Its inclusion in the list of Judahite towns suggests that it was one of the settlements that the tribe was responsible for occupying and defending. The Shephelah was known for its fertile soil and strategic location between the coastal plain and the Judean hills.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
32.150, 35.126 See it on a map
Where the Bible names it
- Joshua 15:34
Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.