Ezion-geber in the Bible

Meaning: the wood of the man

Exact Match

And they journeyed from Abronah, and encamped in Ezion-geber.

And they journeyed from Ezion-geber, and encamped in the wilderness of Zin (the same is Kadesh).

So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

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.

Thematic Bible



And after this hath Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, (he did wickedly in so doing), and he joineth him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they make ships in Ezion-Geber, and prophesy doth Eliezer son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, against Jehoshaphat, saying, 'For thy joining thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah hath broken up thy works;' and the ships are broken, and have not retained power to go unto Tarshish.

Jehoshaphat made ships at Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, and they went not, for the ships were broken in Ezion-Geber.


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