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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Avim

A town in Benjamin's territory, and not the Avvites of the coast near Gaza. Its site is unknown.

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A town in Benjamin's territory, and not the Avvites of the coast near Gaza. Its site is unknown.

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Avim was a town allotted to the tribe of Benjamin, listed among its territory's settlements (Josh. 18:23). It is a different Avim from the coastal people called the Avvites, who lived farther southwest near Gaza before being displaced by the Caphtorim (Deut. 2:23); this town's exact site is unknown.

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H5761

Where it appears
  • Joshua 18:23

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