Avith Explained

Avith ("ruin"^[1]) was an Edomite city. It was the capital of the Edomite king Hadad ben Bedad.^{[2] [3]} According to the Bible, Hadad ben Bedad was one of the kings of Edom before there were kings in Israel,^{[4] [5]} that is, before the coronation of Saul ("widely" dated around 1025 BCE).^[6] Avith is mentioned only twice in the Hebrew Bible: in a list of Edomite kings in Genesis (36:35 NRSV), and in a copy of the same list found in Chronicles (1:46 NRSV). Its location is unknown^{[7] [8]} but presumably it was in what is now southern Israel or Jordan.

See also

• List of rulers of Edom

Notes and References

1. Holman Bible Dictionary (1991), "Avith."
2. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), "Avith."
3. Holman Bible Dictionary (1991), "Avith."
4. 36:31 SOURCE
5. 1:43 NRSV
6. Book: Finkelstein, Israel . 2013 . The Forgotten Kingdom: The Archaeology and History of Northern Israel . Atlanta . Society of Biblical Literature . 51 . 978-1-58983-910-6 . Israel Finkelstein .
7. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), "Avith."
8. Holman Bible Dictionary, (1991), "Avith."