Joshua 15:43

And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

Jiphtah, [The Septuagint omits; but Tischendorf's manuscripts have Ieftha]. It was near Eleutheropolis (Beit-Jibrin); but the site has not been identified.

Ashnah, [the strong, fortified; Septuagint, Asenna] - about 16 miles southwest of Jerusalem.

Nezib, [Septuagint, Nasib] - now Beit-Nusib. Eusebius states it to have been situated 9 (and Jerome has 7) Roman miles from Beit-Jibrin, on the way to Hebron ('Onomast.,' article 'Nasib:' cf. Robinson's 'Biblical Researches,' 2:, pp. 344, 399; 3:, pp, 12, 13). 'There is a ruined tower about 60 feet square, solidly built: some of the larger blocks are leveled, but the crevices are cobbled with smaller stones. Not far from it are the foundations of another and still older structure, measuring 120 feet long by 30 wide. On a mound to the south are more ruins, and the whole surrounding ground is strewn, with square stones and fragments of columns' (Porter's 'Handbook,' p. 280).