John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 15:44

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Keilah, etc.] The first of these is a well known city, which David saved from the hands of the Philistines, (<092301>1 Samuel 23:1), etc. In Jerom’s time it was a little village to the east of Eleutheropolis, about eight miles from it, as you go to Hebron; in which was shown the sepulchre of the Prophet Habakkuk f355. And Achzib is said to be on the borders of Asher, (<061929>Joshua 19:29), and is supposed the same with Chezib, (<013805>Genesis 38:5); and the Ecdippa of Josephus and others, and now called Zib; (see Gill on “<330101>Micah 1:14”); and Mareshah; Jerom says f356, only the ruins of it were to be seen two miles from Eleutheropolis: nine cities with their villages; which is just their number.

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