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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1132" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' av´im ''''' ''''' ā´vı̄ts ''''' עוּים , <i> ''''' ‛awwı̄m ''''' </i> ; Εὑαῖοι , <i> ''''' Heuaı́oi ''''' </i> , also unaspirated; also used to represent the name of the Hivites): The early inhabitants of the southern extremity of [[Canaan]] afterward occupied by the [[Philistines]] ( Deuteronomy 2:23; compare Joshua 13:3 , Joshua 13:4 , the King James Version "Avim," ''''' ā´vim ''''' ). The [[Avvim]] of Joshua 18:23 was a town of Benjamin, not a people. [[Gesenius]] supposes the name to mean "dwellers in the desert," but it was more probably the name of some pre-Sem tribe. The Avvim are described as living in <i> ''''' Ḥăcērı̄m ''''' </i> or "encampments" and extending as far as the outskirts of Gaza. </p> | <p> ''''' av´im ''''' ''''' ā´vı̄ts ''''' עוּים , <i> ''''' ‛awwı̄m ''''' </i> ; Εὑαῖοι , <i> ''''' Heuaı́oi ''''' </i> , also unaspirated; also used to represent the name of the Hivites): The early inhabitants of the southern extremity of [[Canaan]] afterward occupied by the [[Philistines]] ( Deuteronomy 2:23; compare Joshua 13:3 , Joshua 13:4 , the King James Version "Avim," ''''' ā´vim ''''' ). The [[Avvim]] of Joshua 18:23 was a town of Benjamin, not a people. [[Gesenius]] supposes the name to mean "dwellers in the desert," but it was more probably the name of some pre-Sem tribe. The Avvim are described as living in <i> ''''' Ḥăcērı̄m ''''' </i> or "encampments" and extending as far as the outskirts of Gaza. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_1132"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/avvim;+avites Avvim; Avites from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_1132"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/avvim;+avites Avvim; Avites from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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