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(ee' zehm) Place name meaning, “mighty” or “bone.” Town in Judah's tribal territory but settled by tribe of Simeon (Joshua 15:29; Joshua 19:3; 1 Chronicles 4:29 ). KJV spells Azem in Joshua. Ezem is modern Umm el-Azam about fifteen miles south of Beersheba and southwest of Aroer. Archaeologists at tell esh-Sharia about thirteen miles northwest of Beersheba have found a broken piece of pottery with the name Ezem on it.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Ezem'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/e/ezem.html. 1991.

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