Avith
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Avith was an Edomite city. It was the capital of the Edomite king Hadad ben Bedad
, one of the kings of Edom before there were kings in Israel. (Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46) Its location is unknown but presumably it was in what is now southern Israel
or Jordan
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Hadad ben Bedad
Hadad ben Bedad was a king of Edom mentioned in the Bible, in Genesis 36:31-43. He succeeded Husham in the apparently elective kingship of the Edomites. He is described as having moved the capital of Edom to Avith, and of defeating the Midianites in Moab. He was succeeded by Samlah of Masrekah.The...
, one of the kings of Edom before there were kings in Israel. (Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46) Its location is unknown but presumably it was in what is now southern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
or Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
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