Avim
“Ruins or the Avites' settlement”
Summary
A city in the territory of Benjamin, possibly named after the Avites who once inhabited the region.
☩Location
Avim was a city in the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned between Bethel and Parah in the list of Benjamite cities. The associated names suggest a location eastward of Bethel. Some scholars suggest it may be the same as Ai.
☩Connection to the Avites
The city may have been named as having been settled by the Avites when they were expelled from Philistia, though it is uncertain whether they penetrated so far into the interior of the country. The Septuagint and Jerome identify the Avites with the Hivites, in whose district this city was situated. The Avites were among the early inhabitants of Palestine's southwest coastal region before being displaced by the Philistines.
See Also
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Avim," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Avim," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Avim," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).