Joshua 15:33-47

Cities in the Lowland

33. in the valley i.e. the Lowland. See above, Joshua 15:20, and also Joshua 10:40; Joshua 11:16. The places mentioned are arranged in four groups. The first of these lies in the north-easternportion of the Shephêlah:

Group I. 1. Eshtaol= Yeshû"a; 2. Zoreah= Sûrah, the residence of Manoah (Judges 13:2; Judges 13:25) and the native place of Samson. It lay close to Eshtaol. Here Samson spent his boyhood, and to a spot between the two places his dead body was brought after his last great exploit (Judges 13:25; Judges 16:31); 3. Ashnah, unknown; 4. Zanoahnow Zântû"a; 5. En-gannim, and 6. Tappuahare unknown; 7. Enamis mentioned Genesis 38:14; Genesis 38:21; Genesis 8. Jarmuth(Yarmuk), a Canaanitish capital, see above Joshua 15:35; Joshua 9. Adullam, see above Joshua 15:35; Joshua 10. Socoh, now Shuweikeh; 11. Azekah(see above, Joshua 10:10), the beautiful vale, "the valley of Elah," between it and Socoh, was celebrated for the combat between David and Goliath; 12. Sharaim, see 1 Samuel 17:52; 1 Samuel 13. Adithaim, site unknown; 14. Gederah, with the article, properly = "the wall," undiscovered; 15. Gederothaim, unknown.