Joshua 15:24

“Ziph, etc.] Ziph was of the tribe of Judah in the south, on the borders of Eleutheropolis, as Jerom says f326 and was eight miles from Hebron to the east; and in his time a village was shown, where David was hid; but that Ziph seems to be in another part of this tribe near Carmel, and from whence a wilderness had its name; (see <061555>Joshua 15:55) (<092314>1 Samuel 23:14); and Telem is supposed to be the same with Telaim, (<091504>1 Samuel 15:4); and Bealoth; of this city we read nowhere else.”

“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…”

“Ziph: Eusebius and Jerome say, that Ziph was a village in their time eight miles east from Hebron. Sa1 23:14, Sa1 23:19, Sa1 23:24; Psa 54:1 \*title Telem: Sa1 15:4 Joshua 15:25”