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They are one of the ancient groups that inhabited the land of Canaan before the arrival of the Israelites. The Avites are specifically noted in the context of the conquest and settlement of the Promised Land by the Israelites under the leadership of Joshua.<br><br><b>Biblical References</b><br><br>The primary biblical reference to the Avites is found in the Book of Joshua. In <a href="/joshua/13-3.htm">Joshua 13:3</a>, the Avites are listed among the inhabitants of the land that remained to be conquered by the Israelites: "from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron northward, all of it counted as Canaanite; the five rulers of the Philistines—the Gazites, Ashdodites, Ashkelonites, Gittites, and Ekronites—and the Avvites" . This passage indicates that the Avites were located in the region that would later be associated with the Philistines, suggesting they were part of the broader Canaanite population.<br><br>Another mention of the Avites is found in <a href="/2_kings/17-31.htm">2 Kings 17:31</a>, where they are described in the context of the Assyrian resettlement policy. After the fall of Samaria, the Assyrians relocated various peoples into the region of Samaria, including the Avites: "The Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim" . This passage highlights the Avites' idolatrous practices, which were common among the pagan nations surrounding Israel.<br><br><b>Historical and Cultural Context</b><br><br>The Avites, like many of the Canaanite tribes, were known for their polytheistic and idolatrous religious practices. The reference in 2 Kings to their worship of Nibhaz and Tartak suggests that they had their own distinct deities, which were part of the broader Canaanite pantheon. The Avites' religious practices, including child sacrifice, were abominations in the eyes of the Israelites and their God, Yahweh.<br><br>The Avites' presence in the land of Canaan and their eventual displacement by the Israelites is consistent with the biblical narrative of the conquest of Canaan. The Israelites were commanded by God to drive out the inhabitants of the land due to their idolatry and moral corruption, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-5</a>. The Avites, as part of this group, were subject to the same divine mandate.<br><br><b>Archaeological and Historical Insights</b><br><br>While specific archaeological evidence directly identifying the Avites is limited, the broader context of Canaanite culture and society provides insights into their way of life. The Canaanites were known for their advanced urban centers, trade networks, and religious practices, which often included temple worship and various forms of idolatry.<br><br>The Avites, as part of this cultural milieu, would have shared in these characteristics. Their mention alongside the Philistines in <a href="/bsb/joshua/13.htm">Joshua 13</a> suggests that they may have had interactions or conflicts with these neighboring groups, who were also significant players in the region during the biblical period.<br><br><b>Theological Significance</b><br><br>The Avites serve as a representation of the pagan nations that the Israelites encountered in their divinely ordained mission to settle the Promised Land. Their idolatrous practices and eventual displacement underscore the biblical theme of God's holiness and the call for His people to remain separate from the corrupting influences of surrounding nations. The narrative of the Avites, like that of other Canaanite tribes, serves as a reminder of the consequences of idolatry and the importance of faithfulness to the covenant with Yahweh.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">AVVIM; AVITES</span><p>av'-im a'-vits `awwim; Heuaioi, 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 (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-23.htm">Deuteronomy 2:23</a>; compare Jos 13:3, 4, the King James Version "Avim," a'-vim).<br><br>The Avvim of <a href="/joshua/18-23.htm">Joshua 18:23</a> 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 Chatserim or "encampments" and extending as far as the outskirts of Gaza.<p><span class="encheading">AVITES</span><p>a'-vits. See <a href="../a/avvim.htm">AVVIM</a>.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5757.htm"><span class="l">5757. Avvi -- inhab. of Avva</span></a><br><b>...</b> of Avva NASB Word Usage Avvites (1). Avims, <b>Avites</b>. Patrial from Ivvah; an Avvite<br> or native of Avvah (only plural) -- Avims, <b>Avites</b>. see HEBREW Ivvah. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5757.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5026.htm"><span class="l">5026. Nibchaz -- a god of the Avvites</span></a><br><b>...</b> Usage Nibhaz (1). Nibhaz. Of foreign origin; Nibchaz, a deity of the <b>Avites</b> --<br> Nibhaz. 5025, 5026. Nibchaz. 5027 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5026.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_3_a_great_part.htm"><span class="l">A Great Part of South Judea Cut Off under the Second Temple. <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> It was anciently inhabited by the <b>Avites</b>,"namely, from Gaza to the river<br> of Egypt. "The Avims dwelt in Hazerim," Deuteronomy 2:23. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 3 a great part.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/avites.htm"><span class="l"><b>Avites</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia AVVIM; <b>AVITES</b>. av <b>...</b> Gaza. <b>AVITES</b>. a'-vits.<br> See AVVIM. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Avites</b> (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/avites.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nibhaz.htm"><span class="l">Nibhaz (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Zabians. It was set up in Samaria by the <b>Avites</b> (2 Kings 17:31), probably in<br> the form of a dog. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NIBHAZ. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nibhaz.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gazathites.htm"><span class="l">Gazathites (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites,<br> the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the <b>Avites</b>: (KJV WBS <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gazathites.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gazathite.htm"><span class="l">Gazathite (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites,<br> the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the <b>Avites</b>: (Root in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gazathite.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/eshkalon.htm"><span class="l">Eshkalon (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites,<br> the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the <b>Avites</b>: (Root in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/eshkalon.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/eshkalonites.htm"><span class="l">Eshkalonites (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites,<br> the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the <b>Avites</b>: (KJV WBS <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/eshkalonites.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/eshkalonite.htm"><span class="l">Eshkalonite (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites,<br> the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the <b>Avites</b>: (Root in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/eshkalonite.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/avims.htm"><span class="l">Avims (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/avims.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/avim.htm"><span class="l">Avim (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> They were subdued and driven northward by the Caphtorim. A trace of them is afterwards<br> found in Joshua 13:3, where they are called <b>Avites</b>. Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/avim.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/avvim.htm"><span class="l">Avvim (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia AVVIM; <b>AVITES</b>. av'-im a'-vits `awwim; Heuaioi,<br> also unaspirated; (also used to represent the name <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/avvim.htm - 8k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Avites (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/13-3.htm">Joshua 13:3</a></span><br />From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the <span class="boldtext">Avites</span>:<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/17-31.htm">2 Kings 17:31</a></span><br />And the <span class="boldtext">Avites</span> made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/avites.htm">Avites</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/avites--a_nation_in_southern_part_of_canaan.htm">Avites: A Nation in Southern Part of Canaan</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/avites--colonists_of_samaria.htm">Avites: Colonists of Samaria</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/nibhaz.htm">Nibhaz (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gazathites.htm">Gazathites (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gazathite.htm">Gazathite (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/eshkalon.htm">Eshkalon (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/eshkalonites.htm">Eshkalonites (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/eshkalonite.htm">Eshkalonite (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/avims.htm">Avims (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/avim.htm">Avim (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/avvim.htm">Avvim (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/ashdothites.htm">Ashdothites (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/avith.htm">Avith (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/ashdothite.htm">Ashdothite (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sepharvim.htm">Sepharvim (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sihor.htm">Sihor (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hazerim.htm">Hazerim (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gaza.htm">Gaza (22 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/borders.htm">Borders (104 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/a/avims.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Avims"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Avims" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/naves/a/avites--a_nation_in_southern_part_of_canaan.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Avites: A Nation in Southern Part of Canaan"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Avites: A Nation in Southern Part of Canaan" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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