Iim

Iim, Iyim, or I'im (i'im; "heaps,[1] ruins") was a city in the extreme South of Judah (Josh 15:29), and doubtless included within the territory of Simeon, as the associated places were (cf. 19:3). It is probably to be identified with the ruins of Deir el-Ghawi, near Ummin Deimneh.

See also

References
  1. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, "Iyim" (1915).
  • The New Unger's Bible Dictionary. Originally published by Moody Press of Chicago, Illinois. Copyright (c) 1988


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