Lux Domini

Joshua 15

1 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.   2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:   3 And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:   4 From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.   5 And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:   6 And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:   7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:   8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:   9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:   10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:   11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.   12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.   13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.   14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.   15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.   16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.   17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.   18 And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?   19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.   20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.   21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,   22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,   23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,   24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,   25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,   26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,   27 And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,   28 And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,   29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,   30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,   31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,   32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:   33 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,   34 And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,   35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,   36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:   37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,   38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,   39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,   40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,   41 And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:   42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,   43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,   44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:   45 Ekron, with her towns and her villages:   46 From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:   47 Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:   48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,   49 And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,   50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,   51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:   52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,   53 And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,   54 And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:   55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,   56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,   57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:   58 Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,   59 And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:   60 Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:   61 In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,   62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.   63 As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.  

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Glossary

Edom Place v. 1, 21
Biblical region. Modern identification: Buseira.
Negeb Place v. 1, 19, 21
Biblical region. Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.
Zin Place v. 1
Biblical region. Modern identification: Zin Desert.
Salt Sea Place v. 2, 5
(Heb. yam), signifies (1) “the gathering together of the waters,” the ocean ( Gen. 1:10 ); (2) a river, as the Nile ( Isa. 19:5 ), the Euphrates ( Isa. 21:1 ; Jer. 51:36 ); (3) the Red Sea. Modern identification: Dead Sea.
Addar Place v. 3
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ein Qedeis.
Akrabbim Place v. 3
Biblical mountain pass. Modern identification: Ma’ale Akrabbim.
Hezron Place v. 3
Enclosed. (1. ) One of the sons of Reuben ( Gen. 46:9 ; Ex. 6:14 ). (2. ) The older of the two sons of Pharez ( Gen. 46:12 ). (3. ) A plain in the south of Judah, west of Kadesh-barnea ( Josh. 15:3 ). Modern identification: Ain el Qudeirat.
Kadesh-barnea Place v. 3
Holy, or Kadesh-Barnea, sacred desert of wandering, a place on the south-eastern border of Palestine, about 165 miles from Horeb. It lay in the “wilderness” or “desert of Zin”. Modern identification: Ain el Qudeirat.
Karka Place v. 3
A floor; bottom, a place between Adar and Azmon, about midway between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea ( Josh. 15:3 ). Modern identification: Ain Qoseimeh.
Zin Place v. 3
Biblical region. Modern identification: Zin Desert.
Azmon Place v. 4
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ain Muweileh.
Brook of Egypt Place v. 4, 47
The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Wadi al Arish.
Great Sea Place v. 4, 11-12, 47
(Heb. yam), signifies (1) “the gathering together of the waters,” the ocean ( Gen. 1:10 ); (2) a river, as the Nile ( Isa. 19:5 ), the Euphrates ( Isa. 21:1 ; Jer. 51:36 ); (3) the Red Sea. Modern identification: Mediterranean Sea.
Jordan Place v. 5
Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.
Beth-arabah Place v. 6, 61
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ain el Gharabeh.
Beth-hoglah Place v. 6
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Deir Hajla.
Reuben Person v. 6
Behold a son!, the eldest son of Jacob and Leah ( Gen. 29:32 ). His sinful conduct, referred to in Gen. 35:22 , brought down upon him his dying father’s malediction (48:4).
Adummim Place v. 7
The red ones, a place apparently on the road between Jericho and Jerusalem, “on the south side of the torrent” Wady Kelt, looking toward Gilgal, mentioned Josh. 15:7 ; 18:17 . Modern identification: Adummim.
Debir Place v. 7
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khan el Hatrur.
En-rogel Place v. 7
Biblical spring. Modern identification: Bir Ayub.
En-shemesh Place v. 7
Fountain of the sun a spring which formed one of the landmarks on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin ( Josh. 15:7 ; 18:17 ). Modern identification: Ein Haud.
Gilgal Place v. 7
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Araq ed Deir.
Valley of Achor Place v. 7
Biblical valley. Modern identification: Al Buqay’ah.
Hinnom Person v. 8
A deep, narrow ravine separating Mount Zion from the so-called “Hill of Evil Counsel. ” It took its name from “some ancient hero, the son of Hinnom. ” It is first mentioned in Josh. 15:8 .
Jebus Place v. 8
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
Jerusalem Place v. 8, 63
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
Valley of Hinnom Place v. 8
Biblical valley. Modern identification: Hinnom Valley.
Valley of Rephaim Place v. 8
Biblical valley. Modern identification: Valley of Rephaim.
Baalah Place v. 9-10
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Deir el Azar.
Kiriath-jearim Place v. 9, 60
City, a city belonging to Benjamin ( Josh. 18:28 ), the modern Kuriet el-‘Enab, i. e., “city of grapes”, about 7 1/2 miles west-north-west of Jerusalem. Modern identification: Deir el Azar.
Mount Ephron Place v. 9
Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Al Qastal.
Nephtoah Place v. 9
Opened, a fountain and a stream issuing from it on the border between Judah and Benjamin ( Josh. 15:8 , 9; 18:15). It has been identified with ‘Ain Lifta, a spring about 2 1/2 miles north-west of Jerusalem.
Beth-shemesh Place v. 10
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Bet Shemesh.
Chesalon Place v. 10
Strength; confidence, a place on the border of Judah, on the side of Mount Jearim ( Josh. 15:10 ); probably identified with the modern village of Kesla, on the western mountains of Judah.
Mount Jearim Place v. 10
Forests, a mountain on the border of Judah ( Josh. 15:10 ). Modern identification: Kesla.
Mount Seir Place v. 10
Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Shoresh.
Timnah Place v. 10
A portion. (1. ) A town of Judah ( Josh. 15:10 ). The Philistines took possession of it in the days of Ahaz ( 2 Chr. 28:18 ). It was about 20 miles west of Jerusalem. It has been identified with Timnatha of Dan. Modern identification: Tel Batash.
Ekron Place v. 11, 45-46
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Miqne.
Jabneel Place v. 11
Built by God. (1. ) A town in the north boundary of Judah ( Josh. 15:11 ), called afterwards by the Greeks Jamnia, the modern Yebna, 11 miles south of Jaffa. After the fall of Jerusalem. Modern identification: Yibna.
Mount Baalah Place v. 11
Biblical hill. Modern identification: Mughar.
Shikkeron Place v. 11
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell el Ful.
Anak Person v. 13-14
Long-necked, the son of Arba, father of the Anakim ( Josh. 15:13 ; 21:11 , Heb. Anok ).
Caleb Tribe v. 13-14, 16-18
A dog. (1. ) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai ( 1 Chr. 2:9 ). His descendants are enumerated (18-20, 42-49). (2. ) A “son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah” ( 1 Chr. 2:50 ).
City People v. 13, 62
The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
Hebron Place v. 13-14, 54
A community; alliance. (1. ) A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it is distant about 20 miles in a straight line. Modern identification: Tel Rumeida.
Jephunneh Person v. 13
Nimble, or a beholder. (1. ) The father of Caleb, who was Joshua’s companion in exploring Canaan ( Num. 13:6 ), a Kenezite ( Josh. 14:14 ). (2. ) One of the descendants of Asher ( 1 Chr. 7:38 ).
Joshua Tribe v. 13
Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A. V. ), and Jesus in Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 .
Ahiman Person v. 14
Brother of a gift = liberal. (1. ) One of the three giant Anakim brothers whom Caleb and the spies saw in Mount Hebron ( Num. 13:22 ) when they went in to explore the land. They were afterwards driven out and slain.
Talmai Person v. 14
Abounding in furrows. (1. ) One of the Anakim of Hebron, who were slain by the men of Judah under Caleb ( Num. 13:22 ; Josh. 15:14 ; Judg. 1:10 ).
Debir Place v. 15-16, 49
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Rabud.
Kenaz Person v. 17
Hunter. (1. ) One of the sons of Eliphaz, the son of Esau. He became the chief of an Edomitish tribe ( Gen. 36:11 , 15, 42). (2. ) Caleb’s younger brother, and father of Othniel.
Othniel Person v. 17
Lion of God, the first of the judges. His wife Achsah was the daughter of Caleb ( Josh. 15:16 , 17; Judg. 1:13 ). He gained her hand as a reward for his bravery in leading a successful expedition against Debir (q. v. ).
Gulloth-mayim Place v. 19
Biblical spring. Modern identification: Khirbet Rabud.
Lower Gulloth Place v. 19
Biblical spring. Modern identification: Khirbet Rabud.
Upper Gulloth Place v. 19
Biblical spring. Modern identification: Khirbet Rabud.
Eder Place v. 21
Flock. (1. ) A city in the south of Judah, on the border of Idumea ( Josh. 15:21 ). (2. ) The second of the three sons of Mushi, of the family of Merari, appointed to the Levitical office ( 1 Chr. 23:23 ; 24:30 ). Modern identification: Tel Arad.
Jagur Place v. 21
Place of sojourn, a city on the southern border of Judah ( Josh. 15:21 ). Modern identification: Tel Ira.
Kabzeel Place v. 21
Gathering of God, a city in the extreme south of Judah, near to Idumaea ( Josh. 15:21 ), the birthplace of Benaiah, one of David’s chief warriors ( 2 Sam. 23:20 ; 1 Chr. 11:22 ). It was called also Jekabzeel. Modern identification: Khirbet Hora.
Adadah Place v. 22
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Aro’er.
Dimonah Place v. 22
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet edh Dheiba.
Kinah Place v. 22
An elegy, a city in the extreme south of Judah ( Josh. 15:22 ). It was probably not far from the Dead Sea, in the Wady Fikreh. Modern identification: Horbat Uza.
Hazor Place v. 23
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: El Jebariyeh.
Ithnan Place v. 23
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Mesudat Har Hemet.
Kedesh Place v. 23
Sanctuary. (1. ) A place in the extreme south of Judah ( Josh. 15:23 ). Probably the same as Kadesh-barnea (q. v. ). (2. ) A city of Issachar ( 1 Chr. 6:72 ). Possibly Tell Abu Kadeis, near Lejjun. Modern identification: Ain el Qudeirat.
Bealoth Place v. 24
Citizens, a town in the extreme south of Judah ( Josh. 15:24 ); probably the same as Baalath-beer (19:8). In 1 Kings 4:16 , the Authorized Version has “in Aloth,” the Revised Version “Bealoth. ”. Modern identification: Beer Yeroham.
Telem Place v. 24
Oppression. (1. ) A porter of the temple in the time of Ezra (10:24). (2. ) A town in the southern border of Judah ( Josh. 15:24 ); probably the same as Telaim. Modern identification: Khirbet Abu Tulul.
Ziph Place v. 24
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet ez Zeifeh.
Hazor Place v. 25
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Qaryatein.
Hazor-hadattah Place v. 25
New Hazor, a city in the south of Judah ( Josh. 15:25 ). It is probably identified with the ruins of el-Hazzarah, near Beit Jebrin. Modern identification: Har Hezron.
Kerioth-hezron Place v. 25
Enclosed. (1. ) One of the sons of Reuben ( Gen. 46:9 ; Ex. 6:14 ). (2. ) The older of the two sons of Pharez ( Gen. 46:12 ). (3. ) A plain in the south of Judah, west of Kadesh-barnea ( Josh. 15:3 ). Modern identification: Khirbet el Qaryatein.
Amam Place v. 26
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Be’er Nevatim.
Moladah Place v. 26
Birth, a city in the south of Judah which fell to Simeon ( Josh. 15:21-26 ; 19:2 ). It has been identified with the modern el-Milh, 10 miles east of Beersheba. Modern identification: Khirbet el Waten.
Shema Place v. 26
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.
Beth-pelet Place v. 27
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Saqati.
Hazar-gaddah Place v. 27
Village of fortune, a city on the south border of Judah ( Josh. 15:27 ), midway between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.
Heshmon Place v. 27
Fatness, a town in the south of Judah ( Josh. 15:27 ). Modern identification: Tell es Saqati.
Beersheba Place v. 28
Well of the oath, or well of seven, a well dug by Abraham, and so named because he and Abimelech here entered into a compact ( Gen. 21:31 ). On re-opening it, Isaac gave it the same name ( Gen. 26:31-33 ). Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.
Biziothiah Place v. 28
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: not a proper name (suburbs of Beersheba ).
Hazar-shual Place v. 28
Village or enclosure of the jackal, a city on the south border of Judah ( Josh. 15:28 ; Neh. 11:27 ). It has been identified with the ruins of Saweh, half-way between Beersheba and Moladah. Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.
Baalah Place v. 29
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tulul el Medbah.
Ezem Place v. 29
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Asan.
Iim Place v. 29
Ruins. (1. ) A city in the south of Judah ( Josh. 15:29 ). (2. ) One of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness ( Num. 33:45 ). Modern identification: Deir al Ghawi.
Chesil Place v. 30
Ungodly, a town in the south of Judah ( Josh. 15:30 ); probably the same as Bethul (19:4) and Bethuel ( 1 Chr. 4:30 ); now Khelasa. Modern identification: Khirbet ar Ras.
Eltolad Place v. 30
Productive, a town of Simeon, in the south of Judah ( 1 Chr. 4:29 ). Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.
Hormah Place v. 30
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Masos.
Madmannah Place v. 31
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Tatrit.
Sansannah Place v. 31
A palm branch, or a thorn bush, a town in the south (the negeb) of Judah ( Josh. 15:31 ); called also Hazarsusah (19:5), or Hazar-susim ( 1 Chr. 4:31 ). Modern identification: Khirbet esh Shamsaniyat.
Ziklag Place v. 31
A town in the Negeb, or south country of Judah ( Josh. 15:31 ), in the possession of the Philistines when David fled to Gath from Ziph with all his followers. Modern identification: Tell esh Sharia.
Ain Place v. 32
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Halif.
Lebaoth Place v. 32
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jebel el Biri.
Rimmon Place v. 32
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Halif.
Shilhim Place v. 32
Aqueducts, a town in the south of Judah ( Josh. 15:32 ); called also Sharuhen and Shaaraim (19:6). Modern identification: Tall al Ajjul.
Ashnah Place v. 33
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Islin.
Eshtaol Place v. 33
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Deir Shubeib.
Shephelah Place v. 33
Biblical region. Modern identification: Shephelah.
Zorah Place v. 33
Place of wasps, a town in the low country of Judah, afterwards given to Dan ( Josh. 19:41 ; Judg. 18:2 ), probably the same as Zoreah ( Josh. 15:33 ). This was Samson’s birthplace. Modern identification: Tel Tzora.
En-gannim Place v. 34
Fountain of gardens. (1. ) A town in the plains of Judah ( Josh. 15:34 ), north-west of Jerusalem, between Zanoah and Tappuah. It is the modern Umm Jina. (2. ) A city on the border of Machar. Modern identification: Khirbet Umm Jina.
Enam Place v. 34
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Beit Ika.
Tappuah Place v. 34
Apple-region. (1. ) A town in the valley or lowland of Judah; formerly a royal city of the Canaanites ( Josh. 12:17 ; 15:34 ). It is now called Tuffuh, about 12 miles west of Jerusalem. Modern identification: Bayt Nattif.
Zanoah Place v. 34
Marsh. (1. ) A town in the low country or shephelah of Judah, near Zorah ( Josh. 15:34 ). It was re-occupied after the return from the Captivity ( Neh. 11:30 ). Modern identification: Khirbet Zanu.
Adullam Place v. 35
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet esh Sheikh Madhkur.
Azekah Place v. 35
Dug over, a town in the Shephelah or low hills of Judah ( Josh. 15:35 ), where the five confederated Amoritish kings were defeated by Joshua and their army destroyed by a hailstrom (10:10, 11). Modern identification: Tel Azekah.
Jarmuth Place v. 35
Height. (1. ) A town in the plain of Judah ( Josh. 15:35 ), originally the residence of one of the Canaanitish kings (10:3, 5, 23). Modern identification: Tel Yarmuth.
Socoh Place v. 35
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Socho.
Adithaim Place v. 36
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Al Haditha.
Gederah Place v. 36
The fortress; a fortified place, a town in the plain (shephelah) of Judah ( Josh. 15:36 ). This is a very common Canaanite and Phoenician name. It is the feminine form of Geder (12:13); the plural form is Gederoth (15:41). Modern identification: Khirbet Judraya.
Gederothaim Place v. 36
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Judraya.
Shaaraim Place v. 36
Two gates. (1. ) A city in the plain of Judah ( 1 Sam. 17:52 ); called also Sharaim ( Josh. 15:36 ). (2. ) A town in Simeon ( 1 Chr. 4:31 ). Modern identification: Khirbet es Sira.
Hadashah Place v. 37
New, a city in the valley of Judah ( Josh. 15:37 ). Modern identification: between Lachish and Gath.
Migdal-gad Place v. 37
Tower of fortune, a town in the plains of Judah, probably the modern el-Mejdel, a little to the north-east of Ascalon ( Josh. 15:37 ). Modern identification: Khirbet el Mejdeleh.
Zenan Place v. 37
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell ed Duweir.
Dilean Place v. 38
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Nagila.
Joktheel Place v. 38
Subdued by God. (1. ) A city of Judah near Lachish (Josh. 15, 38). Perhaps the ruin Kutlaneh, south of Gezer. (2. ) Amaziah, king of Judah, undertook a great expedition against Edom. Modern identification: Tell ed Duweir.
Mizpeh Place v. 38
Or Miz’peh, watch-tower; the look-out. (1. ) A place in Gilead, so named by Laban, who overtook Jacob at this spot ( Gen. 31:49 ) on his return to Palestine from Padan-aram. Modern identification: Tel Nagila.
Bozkath Place v. 39
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ed Dawaimeh.
Eglon Place v. 39
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Eton.
Lachish Place v. 39
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell ed Duweir.
Cabbon Place v. 40
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Beit Lei.
Chitlish Place v. 40
A man’s wall, a town in the plain of Judah ( Josh. 15:40 ). It has been identified with Jelameh. Modern identification: Khirbet Umm al Baqar.
Lahmam Place v. 40
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Horbat Lehem.
Beth-dagon Place v. 41
House of Dagon. (1. ) A city in the low country or plain of Judah, near Philistia ( Josh. 15:41 ); the modern Beit Degan, about 5 miles from Lydda. (2. ) A city near the south-east border of Asher ( Josh. 19:27 ). Modern identification: Khirbet Dajun.
Gederoth Place v. 41
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Judraya.
Makkedah Place v. 41
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Qom.
Naamah Place v. 41
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell ed Duweir.
Ashan Place v. 42
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Asan.
Ether Place v. 42
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Ater.
Libnah Place v. 42
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Bornat.
Ashnah Place v. 43
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Idhna.
Iphtah Place v. 43
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tarqumiyeh.
Nezib Place v. 43
A town in the “plain” of Judah. It has been identified with Beit Nuzib, about 14 miles south-west of Jerusalem, in the Wady Sur ( Josh. 15:43 ). Modern identification: Khirbet Beit Nesib esh Sharqiyyeh.
Achzib Place v. 44
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel el Beida.
Keilah Place v. 44
Citadel, a city in the lowlands of Judah ( Josh. 15:44 ). David rescued it from the attack of the Philistines. Modern identification: Khirbet Qila.
Mareshah Place v. 44
Possession, a city in the plain of Judah ( John. 15:44 ). Here Asa defeated Zerah the Ethiopian ( 2 Chr. 14:9 , 10). It is identified with the ruin el-Mer’ash, about 1 1/2 mile south of Beit Jibrin. Modern identification: Tel Maresha.
Ashdod Place v. 46-47
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Ashdod.
Gaza Place v. 47
Called also Azzah, which is its Hebrew name. Modern identification: Tell Harube.
Jattir Place v. 48
Pre-eminent, a city in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:48 ; 21:14 ). Modern identification: Khirbet Attir.
Shamir Place v. 48
A sharp thorn. (1. ) One of the sons of Michah ( 1 Chr. 24:24 ). (2. ) A town among the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:48 ); probably Somerah, 2 1/2 miles north-west of Debir. Modern identification: Khirbet Sumara.
Socoh Place v. 48
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Shuweikah.
Dannah Place v. 49
Murmuring, a city ( Josh. 15:49 ) in the mountains of Judah about 8 miles south-west of Hebron. Modern identification: Khirbet Zanuta.
Anab Place v. 50
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Anab es Seghireh.
Anim Place v. 50
Fountains, a city in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:50 ), now el-Ghuwein, near Eshtemoh, about 10 miles south-west of Hebron. Modern identification: Horbat Anim.
Eshtemoa Place v. 50
Obedience, a town in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 21:14 ; 1 Chr. 6:57 ), which was allotted, with the land round it, to the priests. Modern identification: As Samu.
Giloh Place v. 51
Exile, a city in the south-west part of the hill-country of Judah ( Josh. 15:51 ). It was the native place or residence of the traitor Ahithophel “the Gilonite”. Modern identification: Khirbet Rabud.
Goshen Place v. 51
(1. ) A district in Egypt where Jacob and his family settled, and in which they remained till the Exodus ( Gen. 45:10 ; 46:28 , 29, 31, etc. ). Modern identification: Dahriya.
Holon Place v. 51
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Alin.
Arab Place v. 52
Ambush, a city in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:52 ), now Er-Rabiyeh. Modern identification: Khirbet er Rabiyeh.
Dumah Place v. 52
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Deir ed Domeh.
Eshan Place v. 52
A place in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:52 ), supposed to be the ruin es-Simia, near Dumah, south of Hebron. Modern identification: Khirbet et Taiyiba.
Aphekah Place v. 53
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet al Hadab.
Beth-tappuah Place v. 53
House of apples, a town of Judah, now Tuffuh, 5 miles west of Hebron ( Josh. 15:53 ). Modern identification: Taffuh.
Janim Place v. 53
Slumber, a town in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:53 ). Modern identification: Bani Nai’im.
Humtah Place v. 54
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Rumeida.
Zior Place v. 54
Littleness, a city in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:54 ); the modern Si’air, 4 1/2 miles north-north-east of Hebron. Modern identification: Tel Rumeida.
Carmel Place v. 55
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Kirmil.
Juttah Place v. 55
Extended, a Levitical city in the mountains or hill-country of Judah ( Josh. 15:55 ; 21:16 ). Its modern name is Yutta, a place about 5 1/2 miles south of Hebron. Modern identification: Yatta.
Maon Place v. 55
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Main.
Ziph Place v. 55
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Zif.
Jezreel Place v. 56
God scatters. (1. ) A town of Issachar ( Josh. 19:18 ), where the kings of Israel often resided ( 1 Kings 18:45 ; 21:1 ; 2 Kings 9:30 ). Modern identification: Yatta.
Jokdeam Place v. 56
A city in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:56 ). Modern identification: Khirbet er Raqqa.
Zanoah Place v. 56
Marsh. (1. ) A town in the low country or shephelah of Judah, near Zorah ( Josh. 15:34 ). It was re-occupied after the return from the Captivity ( Neh. 11:30 ). Modern identification: Khirbet Beit Amra.
Gibeah Place v. 57
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: south of Hebron.
Kain Place v. 57
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Bani Dar.
Timnah Place v. 57
A portion. (1. ) A town of Judah ( Josh. 15:10 ). The Philistines took possession of it in the days of Ahaz ( 2 Chr. 28:18 ). It was about 20 miles west of Jerusalem. It has been identified with Timnatha of Dan. Modern identification: Tel Main.
Beth-zur Place v. 58
House of rock, a town in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:58 ), about 4 miles to the north of Hebron. It was built by Rehoboam for the defence of his kingdom ( 2 Chr. 11:7 ). It stood near the modern ed-Dirweh. Modern identification: Khirbet et Tubeiqa.
Gedor Place v. 58
A wall. (1. ) A city in the mountains or hill country of Judah ( Josh. 15:58 ), identified with Jedar, between Jerusalem and Hebron. (2. ) 1 Chr. 4:39 , the Gederah of Josh. 15:36 , or the well-known Gerar, as the LXX. Modern identification: Khirbet Jedur.
Halhul Place v. 58
Full of hollows, a town in the highlands of Judah ( Josh. 15:58 ). It is now a small village of the same name, and is situated about 5 miles north-east of Hebron on the way to Jerusalem. Modern identification: Halhul.
Beth-anoth Place v. 59
House of answers, a city in the mountainous district of Judah ( Josh. 15:59 ). It has been identified with the modern Beit-‘Anun, about 3 miles northeast of Hebron. Modern identification: Khirbet Beit Anun.
Eltekon Place v. 59
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet ed Deir.
Maarath Place v. 59
Desolation, a place in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:59 ), probably the modern village Beit Ummar, 6 miles north of Hebron. Modern identification: Khirbet Qufin.
Rabbah Place v. 60
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Hamideh.
Middin Place v. 61
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Abu Tabaq.
Secacah Place v. 61
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet es Samrah.
City of Salt Place v. 62
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Qumran.
Engedi Place v. 62
Biblical region. Modern identification: Ein Gedi.
Nibshan Place v. 62
Fertile; light soil, a city somewhere “in the wilderness” of Judah ( Josh. 15:62 ), probably near Engedi. Modern identification: Khirbet el Maqari.