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Eloth

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ELATH; ELOTH

e'-lath, or e'-loth ('eloth, 'elath; Ailon (Deuteronomy 2:8), Ailath (2 Kings 16:6)):

A seaport on the Red Sea in the territory of Edom. It is named along with Ezion-geber in the account of Israel's journey round the land of Edom (Deuteronomy 2:8). It appears as Ailath, and Alion in the Septuagint, and in Josephus as Ilanis (Ant., VIII, vi, 4), while Eusebius (Onomasticon) has Aila. From this we may gather that the Aramaic Ilan or Ilana was in use as well as the Hebrew 'elath or 'eloth. The name, "grove," was doubtless derived from the presence of certain sacred trees. It may be identical with El-paran of Genesis 14:6, and Elah of Genesis 36:41. When David conquered Edom, Elath passed into the hands of Israel (2 Samuel 8:14). It was a position of great importance in connection with the trade with South Arabia. Here the merchant fleets of Solomon and Jehoshaphat were fitted out, and hence, they sailed (1 Kings 9:26 2 Chronicles 8:17 1 Kings 22:48).

In the reign of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, Edom shook off the hand of Judah (2 Kings 8:20), but under Amaziah and Uzziah it was again subdued (2 Kings 14:7, 10, 22). Finally it was taken from Ahaz by Rezin, king of Syria. The Jews were driven out and the Syrians (Edomites?) took permanent possession (2 Kings 16:6). It is identical with the modern `Aqaba, at the head of the gulf of that name.

W. Ewing

ELOTH

e'-loth.

See ELATH.

Strong's Hebrew

359. Eloth -- "grove of lofty trees"
... 358, 359. Eloth. 360 . "grove of lofty trees". Transliteration: Eloth
Phonetic Spelling: (ay-loth') Short Definition: Eloth. Word ...
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Library

How Solomon Fortified the City of Jerusalem, and Built Great ...
... king built many ships in the Egyptian Bay of the Red Sea, in a certain place called
Ezion-geber: it is now called Berenice, and is not far from the city Eloth. ...
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Thesaurus

Eloth (3 Occurrences)
... ELATH; ELOTH. e'-lath, or e'-loth ('eloth, 'elath; Ailon (Deuteronomy 2:8), Ailath
(2 Kings 16:6)): A seaport on the Red Sea in the territory of Edom. ...ELOTH. ...
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Elath (6 Occurrences)
... Grove; trees, (Deuteronomy 2:8), also in plural form Eloth (1 Kings 9:26, etc.);
called by the Greeks and Romans Elana; a city of Idumea, on the east, ie, the ...
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Ezion-geber (6 Occurrences)
... out into the sea), an ancient city and harbour at the north-east end of the Elanitic
branch of the Red Sea, the Gulf of Akabah, near Elath or Eloth (Numbers 33 ...
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Eziongeber (3 Occurrences)
... out into the sea), an ancient city and harbour at the north-east end of the Elanitic
branch of the Red Sea, the Gulf of Akabah, near Elath or Eloth (Numbers 33 ...
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Geber (9 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 9:26 King Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside
Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. ...
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Ezion (7 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 9:26 King Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside
Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. ...
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E'zion-Ge'ber (6 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). 1 Kings 9:26 King Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion Geber, which
is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. (See RSV). ...
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Eloquent (4 Occurrences)

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Boats (11 Occurrences)
... It was at Ezion-geber near to Eloth on the Red Sea, in the land of Edom which David
had conquered, that Solomon built his fleet, "a navy of ships" (1 Kings 9:26 ...
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Shore (45 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 9:26 King Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside
Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. ...
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Bible Concordance

Eloth (3 Occurrences)

1 Kings 9:26 King Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 8:17 Then went Solomon to Ezion Geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 26:2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Eloth

Eloth Elath

Related Terms

Elath (6 Occurrences)

Ezion-geber (6 Occurrences)

Eziongeber (3 Occurrences)

Geber (9 Occurrences)

Ezion (7 Occurrences)

E'zion-Ge'ber (6 Occurrences)