Elath
A written article for Elath is still to come. Below and alongside: where Elath appears in Scripture, with the original words, places on the map and any dates on record.
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Elath
Original word
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אֵילוֹת elath, elothH359
Where Elath appears in Scripture
וַֽנַּעֲבֹר מֵאֵת אַחֵינוּ בְנֵֽי-עֵשָׂו הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים בְּשֵׂעִיר מִדֶּרֶךְ הָֽעֲרָבָה מֵֽאֵילַת וּמֵֽעֶצְיֹן גָּבֶר וַנֵּפֶן וַֽנַּעֲבֹר דֶּרֶךְ מִדְבַּר מוֹאָֽב׃
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.
וָֽאֳנִי עָשָׂה הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה בְּעֶצְיֽוֹן-גֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר אֶת-אֵלוֹת עַל-שְׂפַת יַם-סוּף בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃
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.
הוּא בָּנָה אֶת-אֵילַת וַיְשִׁבֶהָ לִֽיהוּדָה אַֽחֲרֵי שְׁכַֽב-הַמֶּלֶךְ עִם-אֲבֹתָֽיו׃
He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
בָּעֵת הַהִיא הֵשִׁיב רְצִין מֶֽלֶךְ-אֲרָם אֶת-אֵילַת לַֽאֲרָם וַיְנַשֵּׁל אֶת-הַיְהוּדִים מֵֽאֵילוֹת (וארמים) וַֽאֲדוֹמִים בָּאוּ אֵילַת וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
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.
אָז הָלַךְ שְׁלֹמֹה לְעֶצְיֽוֹן-גֶּבֶר וְאֶל-אֵילוֹת עַל-שְׂפַת הַיָּם בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃
Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
הוּא בָּנָה אֶת-אֵילוֹת וַיְשִׁיבֶהָ לִֽיהוּדָה אַֽחֲרֵי שְׁכַֽב-הַמֶּלֶךְ עִם-אֲבֹתָֽיו׃
He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.