יהושע, פרק י״ט, פסוק ד׳

The allocation of land to the tribes of Israel involved detailed records of the cities granted as an inheritance. Across different historical accounts within the biblical text, the names of these cities were sometimes recorded with slight variations. For instance, the city of Eltolad is generally written as a single, connected word in most biblical records [מנחת שי]. However, in parallel historical accounts found in the Book of Chronicles, the same city is referred to by the shortened name Tolad [מלבי״ם].

Similarly, the city of Bethul is known by multiple names depending on the record. It is identified as Chesil elsewhere in the accounts of the land's division, while a third variation, Bethuel, appears in later chronicles [מלבי״ם]. In contrast to these shifting titles, other locations maintained a single, unchanging identity. The city of Hormah kept its name entirely consistent, appearing exactly the same way in every biblical record where it is mentioned [מלבי״ם].