During the return from Babylonian captivity, people of the tribe of Judah resided in this area.
Neh 11:25As for the villages and their fields, some of the descendants of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its surrounding settlements, in Dibon and its surrounding settlements, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,Neh 11:26in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-pelet,Neh 11:27in Hazar-shual, Beersheba and its surrounding settlements,Neh 11:28in Ziklag, Meconah and its surrounding settlements,Neh 11:29in En-Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,