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( õἱïὶ ÂáéÜí ; Josephus, õἱïὶ ôïῦ ÂáÜíïõ , Ant. 12, 8, 1), a tribe apparently of predatory Bedouin habits, retreating into “towers” ( ðýñãïõò ) when not plundering, and who were destroyed by Judas Maccabaeus (1Ma_5:4). The name has been supposed to be identical with BEON (Num_32:2); but this is a mere conjecture, as it is very difficult to tell from the context whether the residence of this people was on the east or west of Jordan.