are those recorded of Joshua's first campaign, and the date agrees,
as does also the notice in the letters of Jabin, Japhia, and
Adonizedek, the contemporaries of Joshua. Another suggestion has
been that they were Hebronites; but in such case the "n" would not
be absent, and the sign for city would no doubt occur. They have
also been supposed to be Babylonians, but this is indirect
contradiction to the relations noticed in the letters between Egypt
and Babylon at this time.

327 Ilimelec is a name found in the Bible (Ruth i. 2; ii. 1) as the name
of Ruth's father-in-law, a native of Bethlehem, in the time of the
Judges. It is therefore a Hebrew name.

328 Milcilu was the King of Gezer, and Suardata of Keilah; his letters
follow. This represents the league of kings before the battle of
Ajalon.

329 Givti is probably one of the Gibeahs, perhaps Gibeah of Judah, now
Jeb'a, southwest of Jerusalem, in the direction of Keilah (Josh. xv.
57), eight miles west of Bethlehem; unless we should read Gimtzi, in
which case it would be Gimzu (2 Chron. xxviii. 18), now Jimzu, east
of Lydda, and north of Gezer. The former reading seems the better
(see 199 B.).

330 "Kielti" is "Keilah" (Josh. xv. 44), now Kilah, east of the Valley
of Elah, in the direction of Hebron.

331 Rubute is Rabbah of Judah, now the ruin Rubba, in the same district,
four miles east of Beit Jibrin (Josh. xv. 60).

332 "Beth Baalath" is probably Baalath of Judah, the old name of Kirjath
Jearim, now Erma, in the Valley of Sorek. The word "gur" may either
mean that the city was "near" Jerusalem, or that it had been an ally
of Jerusalem. It is clear that if the forces of the lowlands were
marching to assist Jerusalem by the highway, past Kirjath Jearim,
the revolt of that town would delay the forces from Gezer, which
would naturally take that route.

333 "Beth Amilla" is evidently the "Beth ham Millo" of the Bible (2 Sam.
v. 9); "house of the chief," as we now know. It was the royal palace
in the lower city (Akra), north of Zion. There was also a Millo in
Shechem (Judges ix. 6, 20), evidently the palace of that city.

334 When Adonizedek sent away his women he was preparing for his own
flight, by the advice, it would seem, of Egypt. The Egyptian
resident also retired. Suta