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Avith

עֲוִית · a.vit · H5762“wicked, perverse” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions in 2 books, most in Genesis (1)

Where it is

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30.73° N, 35.61° E · Located through Bozrah

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Genesis · 11 Chronicles · 1
Counted from 2 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Avith is mentioned twice in the Old Testament (Genesis 36:35 and 1Ch.1.46) as the capital city of Hadad, an early king of Edom. Hadad was the son of Bedad and became king after defeating the Midianites in the land of Moab. Avith is listed as his city, implying that it served as the seat of his reign. The exact location of Avith is unknown, but it was presumably within the territory of Edom, which was located south of the Dead Sea in what is now southern Israel and Jordan.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Genesis 1 mention

Genesis 36:35Husham died, and Hadad, the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith.

1 Chronicles 1 mention

1 Chronicles 1:46Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.

What the dictionary says

(ruins), the city of Hadad ben-Bedad, one of the kings of Edom before there were kings in Israel.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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