- Eziongaber:
- Dr. Shaw places this port on the western shore of the Elanitic gulf of the Red Sea. He says it is now called Meenah el Dsahab, or the golden port, by the Arabs; because it was from this place that Solomon sent his ships to Ophir. He supposes it to be about sixty miles from Sinai; and it is probable that it was near the present Accaba, i.e., the end (of the sea). "(Now the Amalekitesª and the Canaanitesª dweltª° in the valley.)ª To morrowª turnª° you, and getª° you into the wildernessª by the wayª of the Redª sea.ª" {Num 14:25} + "And when we passed²° by¹ from¹¹ our brethrenª the childrenª of Esau,ª which dweltª° in Seir,ª through the wayª¹ of the plainª from Elath,ª¹ and from Eziongaber,ª¹ we turnedª° and passedª° by the wayª of the wildernessª of Moab.ª" {Deu 2:8} + "And kingª Solomonª madeª° a navy of shipsª in Eziongeber,ª which¹ [is] beside¹ Eloth,ª on¹ the shoreª of the Redª sea,ª in the landª of Edom.ª" {1Kg 9:26} + "Jehoshaphatª madeª°°² shipsª of Tharshishª to go²°¹ to Ophirª for gold:ª but they wentª° not;¹ for¹ the shipsª were brokenª° at Eziongeber.ª" {1Kg 22:48}, Ezion-geber, "And he joinedª° himself with¹ him to makeª° shipsª to go²°¹ to Tarshish:ª and they madeª° the shipsª in Eziongeber.ª" {2Ch 20:36}
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