Joshua 19:8

“And all the villages that [were] round about these cities, etc.] Not only the suburbs adjoining to those cities which are mentioned before, but the several small distinct towns and villages, scattered up and down in the country: to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south: this is the same with Baal in (<130433>1 Chronicles 4:33); and with Ramath of the south, or south Ramoth, as it is called (<093027>1 Samuel 30:27); all these are the names of one and the same city: this [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon, according to their families; that is, the above named cities fell to the lot of the inheritance of the Simeonites, and were divided among them according to the number of…”

“The inheritance of Simeon was taken out of the portion of Judah, which proved on experience to be larger than the numbers of that tribe required. The Simeonite territory is described by its towns, of which fourteen were in the Negeb, and four others Joshua 19:7 partly in the Negeb and partly in “the valley.” On the narrow confines here assigned to Simeon, and its insignificant position altogether among the Twelve tribes, see Deuteronomy 33:6 note. Joshua 19:6 Thirteen - Fourteen names have been given. The error is probably due to the use of letters for numbers, which has led to many similar mistakes in other places (see Joshua 15:32). return to 'Top of Page'”

“Baalathbeer: Ch1 4:33 Ramath: Sa1 30:27, Ramoth Joshua 19:9”