Bible Dictionary
Avim
The Avim were an ancient people living in villages or encampments along the southwest coast. They were displaced by the Caphtorim and are also called Avites.
Definition
The Avim, also called Avites, were an ancient people who lived in Hazerim, a name meaning villages or encampments, on the southwestern corner of the sea-coast. They were later subdued and driven northward by the Caphtorim.
Biblical Usage
The Avim are mentioned in connection with the peoples dwelling in the southwestern coastal region. A later reference calls them Avites.
Historical Background
Their settlements are described as Hazerim, or villages and encampments, on the southwestern sea-coast. The sources give no further identification of their cities or later history.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A people dwelling in Hazerim, or “the villages” or “encampments” on the south-west corner of the sea-coast (Deut. 2:23). They were subdued and driven northward by the Caphtorim. A trace of them is afterwards found in Josh. 13:3, where they are called Avites.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(ruins), A’vims or A’vites .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>av'-im. See AVVIM.</p>