Joshua 15:48

“And in the mountains, etc.] The hill country of Judea, as it is called (<420139>Luke 1:39,65), in which were the following cities: Shamir: the Alexandrian copy of the Greek version reads Sophir as the name, of the first of these cities; and Jerom says f357 there was a village of this name in the mountainous parts, situated between Eleutheropolis, and Ashkelon in the tribe of Judah; (see <330101>Micah 1:11); and Jattir the same writer calls Jether, in the tribe of Judah; and says f358 there was in his time a very large village called Jethira, twenty miles from Eleutheropolis, the inhabitants of which were then all Christians: it was situated in interior Daroma, near Malatha; and Socoh is…”

“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…”

“The mountains - That is, in the higher grounds called mountains or hills, in comparison of the sea - coast. Joshua 15:55”

“15:48 The hill country was in the central highlands of Judah from Jerusalem in the north to just past Debir (15:15) in the south. It was divided into five districts.”

“Jattir: Jos 21:14 Joshua 15:49”