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Midrash su Giosuè 15:37

צְנָ֥ן וַחֲדָשָׁ֖ה וּמִגְדַּל־גָּֽד׃

Zenan, Hadashah e Migdal-gad;

Midrash Tanchuma

Bezalel the son of Uri (Exod. 31:2). He was one of the seven descendants of Adam called by various names. Jesse was called by four names, Bezalel by six, Joshua by eight, Elijah by four, Moses by seven, Mordecai by eight, and Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah by four. Elijah was known by four names. R. Eleazar the son of Pedat said: He was called a man of Jerusalem, of the tribe of Benjamin, one who dwelt in the chamber of hewn stones in the Temple (i.e., he was a member of the Sanhedrin), and he came from a great city in Judah. He had a share in the land of two tribes, and in five localities in Benjamin, as it is said: And Zela, Elaph, and the Jebusitethe same is Jerusalem, Gibeath; and Kiriath (Josh. 18:28), and three in Judah: Zenan, and Hadashah and Migdal-Gad (ibid. 15:37). He was called Zenan because he was a zinah (“buckler,” i.e., protector of Israel), Hadashah because God would restore (mehadesh) it in the time-to-come; Migdal-Gad because from there the Holy One, blessed be He, would destroy (magdid) their dwelling places and lay the foundations of the nations of the world.
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Shemot Rabbah

Another explanation. “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri …” (Shemot 31:2) This is one of the seven people called by multiple names. There are those that were called by four names, which is Eliyahu, Bezalel had six, Yehoshua six, Moshe seven, Mordecai two, Daniel five, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah had four. Eliyahu had four: R’ Elazar ben Padat said ‘Eliyahu was from Jerusalem and was among those who sat in the Court of Hewn Stones. He was from the city of Yehudah and his portion was in two tribal lands – five in Benyamin, as it says “And Zelah, Eleph, and the Jebusite, which is Jerusalem…” (Yehoshua 18:28) and three in Yehudah, as it says “Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad.”
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