Bible Dictionaries
Eshan
Holman Bible Dictionary
(ee' sshan) Place name meaning, “I lean on.” Town in the hill country of Judah assigned to tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:52 ). KJV spells Eshean. A text tradition in the earliest Greek translation reads, “Soma,” instead of Eshan, possibly pointing to a location at modern khirbet hallat Sama. Otherwise, the location is not known.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Eshan'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/e/eshan.html. 1991.