International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Nezib

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Nezib


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nē´zib (נציב, necı̄bh; Codex Vaticanus Νασείβ, Naseı́b; Codex Alexandrinus Νεσίβ, Nesı́b): A town in the Judean Shephelah, mentioned along with Keilah and Mareshah (). Eusebius, Onomasticon, places it 7 miles from Eleutheropolis (Beit Jibrı̄n), on the road to Hebron. It is represented today by Beit Nasib, a village with ancient remains some 2 miles Southwest of Khirbet Kila (Keilah).