John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 15:24
Ziph ,.... Ziph was of the tribe of Judah in the south, on the borders of Eleutheropolis, as Jerom says F4 De loc. Heb. fol. 95. G. 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 Joshua 15:55 , and Telem is supposed to be the same with Telaim, 1 Samuel 15:4 , and Bealoth ; of this city we read nowhere... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 15:23
And Kedesh ,.... The first of these cities seems to be Kadeshbarnea, which was to the south of the land, and on the borders of Edom, from whence the spies were sent, Numbers 32:8 , and Hazor is another city from that which is mentioned, Joshua 11:1 ; and was in the tribe of Naphtali: and Ithnan , which Jerom F3 De loc. Heb. fol. 92. H. calls Jedna, was, according to him, six miles from Eleutheropolis, as you go to Hebron; the Greek version joins this and the former city... read more