A city in the hill country of Judah, near Hebron, Joshua 15:58 . It was fortified by Rehoboam, 2 Chronicles 11:7 , and assisted in rebuilding Jerusalem, Nehemiah 3:16 . Josephus calls it one of the strongest fortresses in Judea; but its site has not yet been identified.
Although written in 1859 by William Rand, this dictionary of the Bible from the American Tract Society is still relevant today.Wikipedia
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