Azmon ( or ; ) is a Biblical site in the

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marking the western portion of the southern frontier of the

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before the point where "it went out at the

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History

Azmon is mentioned in the

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() and

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(). According to a researcher of Bedouin culture, biblical Azmon was an oasis known to Arabic-speaking Bedouin as ''Gusayma'', named for the ''gaysum'' plant ( ''Achillea fragrantissima'') which grows abundantly in the region.Bedouin Culture in the Bible

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It appears on the 6th-century

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as Asemona ().

References

Hebrew Bible places