Etham

Etham

Etham (a. Geogr.), 1) Wüste im Peträischen Arabien, von den Kindern Israel durchzogen; 2) Ort darin, zweiter Lagerplatz der Israeliten.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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