Ezion-geber in the Bible

Meaning: the wood of the man

Exact Match

And they pulled up stakes from Ebronah and pitched at Ezion-geber.

And they pulled up stakes from Ezion-geber and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.

Verse ConceptsWilderness Of Zin

Thematic Bible



And after this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly. And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. And Eliezer the son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah has broken thy works. And the ships were broken, and could not go to Tarshish.

Jehoshaphat made Tarshish-ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they went not, for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.


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