A town in the tribe of Judah, about fifteen miles south-west of Jerusalem; mentioned in the narratives of Joshua and Saul, Jos 10:10; 1Sa 17:1; taken by Nebuchadnezzar, Jer 34:7, but afterwards repeopled by the Jews, Ne 11:30.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.