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



Later King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who did evil. They agreed to make large seagoing merchant ships; they built the ships in Ezion Geber. Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, "Because you made an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord will shatter what you have made." The ships were wrecked and unable to go to sea.

Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.


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