Joshua 15:23

“And Kedesh, etc.] The first of these cities seems to be Kadeshbarnea, which was to the south of the land, and on the borders of Edom, from whence the spies were sent, (<043208>Numbers 32:8); and Hazor is another city from that which is mentioned, (<061101>Joshua 11:1); and was in the tribe of Naphtali; and Ithnan, which Jerom f325 calls Jedna, was, according to him, six miles from Eleutheropolis, as you go to Hebron; the Greek version joins this and the former city together, and makes them one.”

“List of the towns of the tribe of Judah. These are arranged in four divisions, according to the natural features of the district; namely,, those of the Negeb or south country Joshua 15:21-32; of “the valley,” or “the plain” (“Shephelah”, Joshua 15:33-47); of “the mountains” Joshua 15:48-60; and of “the wilderness” Joshua 15:61-62. Many of the identifications are still conjectural only. Joshua 15:21-32. The Negeb was for the most part rocky and arid, and cannot have been at any time very thickly populated. Joshua 15:21 Kabzeel was the native place of Benaiah 2 Samuel 23:20, who was famous as a slayer of lions. The Negeb was a principal haunt of these beasts. Joshua 15:24 Telem may be the…”

“Kedesh: Jos 12:22; Num 33:37; Deu 1:19 Hazor: The LXX read Ασοριωναιν, for Hazar-Ithnan, regarding these two as one city. Joshua 15:24”