ESHAN

(Eʹshan) [support].

A city in the mountainous region of Judah. (Josh. 15:20, 48, 52) Though its exact location is unknown, the Greek Septuagint rendering of “Soma” has led some geographers to identify it with Khirbet Samʽa, a little less than ten miles (16.1 kilometers) S-SW of Jerusalem.