"A people dwelling in Hazerim, or "the villages" or "encampments" on the south-west corner of the sea-coast (Deut. 2:23). They were subdued and driven northward by the Caphtorim. A trace of "them is afterwards found in Josh. 13:3, where they are called" Avites.
Definition of Avim:
"wicked or perverse men"