אֵילַת

e.latElath
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place8 occurrences4 books6 verses
This is the name of the place Elath: Edomite port on the Red Sea; fortified by Judah.

Definition

or אֵילַת ; from H352; trees or a grove (i.e. palms); Eloth or Elath, a place on the Red Sea
Traditional renderings: Elath, Eloth.

Glossary entries

Elath Eloth

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

8 total
  1. Deuteronomy 2:8מֵאֵילַ֖ת · which comes up from Elath
    So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.
  2. 1 Kings 9:26אֵל֛וֹת · Eloth
    King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
  3. 2 Kings 14:22אֵילַ֔ת · Elath
    Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
  4. 2 Kings 16:6 (3×)אֵילַת֙ · Elath; מֵֽאֵיל֑וֹת; אֵילַ֔ת · into Elath
    At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.
  5. 2 Chronicles 8:17אֵיל֛וֹת · Eloth
    Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.
  6. 2 Chronicles 26:2אֵיל֔וֹת · Eloth
    Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.