Elath in the Bible

Meaning: a hind; strength; an oak

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He rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after the king slept with his ancestors.

At that time, Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram and drove out the Judeans from Elath. The Arameans came to Elath and have lived there until this day.

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King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Reed Sea in the land of Edom.

So we bypassed our relatives, the descendants of Esau who live in Seir. We turned through the Arabah desert from Elath, and from Ezion-geber we traveled the desert road to Moab."

After this, Solomon visited Ezion-geber and Elath at the seashore in the land of Edom.


But at that time, King Rezin of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, completely removing the Judeans from Elath. Then the Arameans returned to Elath and have remained there to this day.


He rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah had been laid to rest with his ancestors.


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