Ezion-geber in the Bible

Meaning: the wood of the man

Exact Match

They journeyed from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.

They journeyed from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin, that is, Kadesh.

Verse ConceptsWilderness Of Zin

“So we passed beyond our brothers the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road, away from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed through by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

Verse ConceptsHighway

A fleet also, did King Solomon build in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

Verse ConceptsThe NavyAccumulatingOther References To The Red Sea

Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.

And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

Verse ConceptsThe Navypartnership

Thematic Bible



After this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became friends with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who did much evil: Together they made ships to go to Tarshish, building them in Ezion-geber. Then the word of Eliezer the prophet, the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, came against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have let yourself be joined with Ahaziah, the Lord has sent destruction on your works. And the ships were broken and were not able to go to Tarshish.

And the representative of King Jehoshaphat made a Tarshish-ship to go to Ophir for gold, but it did not go, because it was broken at Ezion-geber.


References

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain