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Iim

Iim, a town in the Negev region of Judah (Joshua 15:29).

Also known as Iyim

Iim was a town located in the Negev, the southern desert region of Judah (Joshua 15:29). It was part of the inheritance given to the tribe of Judah during the division of the Promised Land. The town is mentioned only once in the Bible, and no additional details about its history or significance are provided. Its exact location remains unknown.

Approximate location: 31.245, 34.841 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas

Bible dictionary

Iim Easton Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Ruins. (1.) A city in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:29). (2.) One of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:45).

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Iim Smith Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)

(ruins).

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Iim Hitchcock Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

heaps of Hebrews, or of angry men

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Iim Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

I'IM (ruinous heaps). Num 33:45. See Ije-abarim. A town in the south of Judah, Josh 15:29, which Wilton connects with Azem and identifies with el-Aujeh, near the Wady el-Ain.

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Iim Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

I'IM (ruinous heaps). Num 33:45. See Ije-abarim. A town in the south of Judah, Josh 15:29, which Wilton connects with Azem and identifies with el-Aujeh, near the Wady el-Ain.

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Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.

Where Iim appears

1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H5864

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