It has tentatively been identified with the biblical Moresheth-Gath,[3][4] while others think that it might be Ashan of Joshua 15:42,[5] based on the name's textual proximity to Libnah (thought by Albright to possibly be Tel Burna) and to Ether, a site now recognized as Khirbet el-Ater (grid position 138/113 PAL).

"[7] Based on its archaeological finds, the site at Tell ej-Judeideh was inhabited in early pre-Israelite times, during the Middle and Late Bronze Age, and again during the Kingdom of Judah (contemporary with the Philistines), and later fortified during the Roman period, or even perhaps later.

With the expulsion of the Israelites during the Assyrian and Chaldean military expeditions, the region was then settled by Idumeans (later turned Jews), followed by other ethnicities, the most prominent of whom being Arabic speaking peoples.

Gateways were found at the north, south, and east, while there are signs of an additional fourth gate that once stood on the city's west side.

In the center of the site stands a natural eminence consisting of a complex of structures, believed by Bliss to have once been a Roman villa, replete with pillars that had been torn down, and thought to have served as an atrium and impluvium.

The residential area of the city stretched along the north and south axis of the tell where the rock is practically level, divided only by the raised central part, as it was naturally higher than all the rest.

It is to be noted that in N. Na'aman's reconstruction of Sennacherib's letter describing his military exploits to suppress the rebellion by Hezekiah, king of Judah.

[9] Other finds discovered on the site include 37 jar handles with the sealed impression of le-melekh (= "for the king"), dating to the early Israelite period.

A system of subterranean hiding places, burial niches (kūkhīm), and an ancient well (Bir Rasaq) at the southeastern foot of the archaeological site make it a prominent tourist attraction.

The site is barred to motor-vehicles, in an attempt to encourage re-vegetation of the natural flora, but may be accessed by foot ascent from the base of the archaeological mound.