This place name appears in two completely different contexts. First, as an unidentified town in the lowland region of Judah during the initial tribal allotments. Second, and more dramatically, as the new name given to Sela (Petra) by King Amaziah after capturing it from the Edomites. The renaming reflects ancient Near Eastern conquest practices where victors imposed new names to mark their dominion. The name's etymology remains uncertain, though it may be related to Yequthiel.