Ether is identified by lieutenant Conder (Tent Work in Palestine, 2:336). with a ruined site, el-Atr, one mile north-west of Beit-Jibrin; but it is doubtful if the territory of Simeon extended so far north. Van de Velde's Tell Athan, "a little to the northeast of Beersheba," which is adopted by Tristram (Bible Places, page 42), does not appear on the Ordinance Map.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More