Joshua 15:28

“And Hazarshual, etc.] The first of these seems to have its name from an haunt of foxes here, and was given to the tribe of Simeon, (<061903>Joshua 19:3); and is mentioned as here with Beersheba, (<130428>1 Chronicles 4:28) (<161127>Nehemiah 11:27); and Beersheba was a city well known in the extreme border of the land of Canaan southward; hence the phrase “from Dan to Beersheba”, (<072001>Judges 20:1 <090320>1 Samuel 3:20 <100310>2 Samuel 3:10 17:11 24:2,15 <110425>1 Kings 4:25), of which Jerom says f330, Bersabee, in the tribe of Judah or Simeon, is at this day a large village, twenty miles from Hebron to the south, in which there is a Roman garrison; and from hence the borders of the land…”

“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…”

“Hazarshual: Jos 19:3; Ch1 4:28 Beersheba: Jos 19:2; Gen 21:14, Gen 21:31-33, Gen 26:33 Bizjothjah: Instead of Bizjothjah, the LXX read, "and their towns and villages. Joshua 15:29”