Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
A town in the “plain” of Judah. It has been identified with Beit Nuzib, about 14 miles south-west of Jerusalem, in the Wady Sur (Josh. 15:43).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(garrison, pillar), a city of Judah, (Joshua 15:43) only, in the district of the Shefelah or lowland, one of the same group with Keilah and Mareshah. To Eusebius and Jerome it was evidently known. They place it on the road between Eleutheropolis and Hebron, seven or nine miles from the former, and there it still stands under the almost identical name of Beit Nusib or Chirbeh Nasib .
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
NE'ZIB (statue), a city of Judah, Josh 15:43 in the lowland, one of the same group "with Keilah and Mareshah. Eusebius and Jerome place it on the road between Eleutheropolis and Hebron, 7 or 9 miles from the former, and there it still stands under the almost identical name of Beit Nusib, a small hamlet. The ruins are of considerable extent, consisting of massive foundations, broken columns, large building-stones, and a grand tower 60 feet square.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
standing-place