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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_22020" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_22020" /> == | ||
<p> (Hebrews Avith', עֲוִית, ''Ruins;'' Sept. Γεθαίμ, Vulg. ''Avith),'' a city of the Edomites, and the native place (capital) of one of their kings, Hadad ben- Bedad; before there were kings in [[Israel]] ( Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46, where the Hebrews text has עֲיוֹת, ''Ayoth','' Sept, Γεθθάμ v. r. Γεθαίμ, Εὐιθ, Vulg. ''Avith).'' It would seem to have been situated at the north-eastern extremity of the range of Mount Seir, as the king is stated to have thence made a hostile incursion into the territory of his Moabitish neighbors who were leagued with the Midianites. The name may be compared with ''El-Ghoweitheh,'' a "chain of low hills" mentioned by [[Burckhardt]] (p. 375) as lying to the east of the district of Kerek in Moab </p> <p> (Knobel, Genesis, p. 257). </p> | <p> (Hebrews Avith', '''''עֲוִית''''' , ''Ruins;'' Sept. '''''Γεθαίμ''''' , Vulg. ''Avith),'' a city of the Edomites, and the native place (capital) of one of their kings, Hadad ben- Bedad; before there were kings in [[Israel]] ( Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46, where the Hebrews text has '''''עֲיוֹת''''' , ''Ayoth','' Sept, '''''Γεθθάμ''''' v. r. '''''Γεθαίμ''''' , '''''Εὐιθ''''' , Vulg. ''Avith).'' It would seem to have been situated at the north-eastern extremity of the range of Mount Seir, as the king is stated to have thence made a hostile incursion into the territory of his Moabitish neighbors who were leagued with the Midianites. The name may be compared with ''El-Ghoweitheh,'' a "chain of low hills" mentioned by [[Burckhardt]] (p. 375) as lying to the east of the district of Kerek in Moab </p> <p> (Knobel, Genesis, p. 257). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1373" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1373" /> == | ||
<p> '''''ā´vith''''' עוית , <i> '''''‛ăwı̄th''''' </i> ̌ : The royal city of Hadad king of Edom ( Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46 ). The [[Septuagint]] reads Γετθαίμ , <i> '''''Getthaı́m''''' </i> ̌ . There is no clue to its identification. </p> | <p> ''''' ā´vith ''''' עוית , <i> ''''' ‛ăwı̄th ''''' </i> ̌ : The royal city of Hadad king of Edom ( Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46 ). The [[Septuagint]] reads Γετθαίμ , <i> ''''' Getthaı́m ''''' </i> ̌ . There is no clue to its identification. </p> | ||
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