Topic
Elath
6 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Deuteronomy 2:8Easton · Nave A city of Idumea
And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
- 1 Kings 9:26Easton · Nave A city of Idumea
¶ 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.
- 2 Kings 14:22Easton
He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
- 2 Kings 16:6Nave By the Syrians
At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
- 2 Chronicles 8:17Nave A city of Idumea
¶ Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
- 2 Chronicles 26:2Nave Conquest of, by Uzziah
He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
Grove; trees, (Deut. 2:8), also in plural form Eloth (1 Kings 9:26, etc.); called by the Greeks and Romans Elana; a city of Idumea, on the east, i.e., the Elanitic, gulf, or the Gulf of Akabah, of the Red Sea. It is first mentioned in Deut. 2:8. It is also mentioned along with Ezion-geber in 1 Kings 9:26. It was within the limits of Solomon’s dominion, but afterwards revolted. It was, however, recovered and held for a time under king Uzziah (2 Kings 14:22). Now the ruin Aila.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.