Thematic Bible: Elath


Thematic Bible



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.

So we passed by from our brothers the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion Geber. We turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

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


At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and lived there, to this day.


He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.