Place Old Testament
Avith
Also known as Avith =ESV, NIV, KJV, LQ; Ayoth =LK
Avith was the capital city of Hadad, an early Edomite king. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:35.
Why it matters. Capital city of Edomite king Hadad.
- Primary passages
- Location
- 30.735, 35.606 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Avith
Avith is mentioned twice in the Old Testament (Genesis 36:35 and 1Ch.1.46) as the capital city of Hadad, an early king of Edom. Hadad was the son of Bedad and became king after defeating the Midianites in the land of Moab. Avith is listed as his city, implying that it served as the seat of his reign. The exact location of Avith is unknown, but it was presumably within the territory of Edom, which was located south of the Dead Sea in what is now southern Israel and Jordan.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.