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Elath

Elath, an Edomite port on the Red Sea, was fortified by Judah during the reigns of Solomon and Uzziah.

The name Elath means “a hind; strength; an oak”

PlaceOld Testament4 books6 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Deuteronomy 2:8; referred to as Elath (אֵילַת, אֵילוֹת) or Eloth (אֵילוֹת).

Location

Identified as
Aqaba
Certainty
Possible (53% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
Coordinates
29.531° N, 35.000° E
Elath
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Glossary entries

Elath Eloth

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Deuteronomy 2:8אֵילַת, אֵילוֹת · 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 9:26אֵילוֹת · 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 14:22אֵילַת, אֵילוֹת · Elath
    Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
  4. 2 Kings 16:6אֵילַת, אֵילוֹת · Elath; אֵילוֹת · Eloth
    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 8:17אֵילוֹת · Eloth
    Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.
  6. 2 Chronicles 26:2אֵילוֹת · Eloth
    Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.