And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
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And the Avim, which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah,.... The same with the Avites, who appear to have inhabited some part of the land of the Philistines, in which Azzah or Gaza was, which was one of…
These verses, like Deu 2:10-12, are in all likelihood an addition made by a later reviser. Deu 2:20 Zamzummims - A giant race usually identified with the Zuzims of Gen 14:5. Deu 2:23 The Avims which…
It is observable here that Moses, speaking of the Edomites (Deu 2:8), calls them, "our brethren, the children of Esau." Though they had been unkind to Israel, in refusing them a peaceable passage…
Another Archaeological Note. On the Repha'im, see Deu 1:28. Zamzummim, a name held by some to be formed on the analogy of the Gk -Barbaroi," as of a people whose speech sounded uncouth; Ar. zamzamahis…
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