Ezion-geber

Island mentioned in 7 verses of the Bible, most often in Numbers.

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Journeys through Ezion-geber

• The Exodus (15th or 13th century BC)

Where it appears

Numbers (2), 1 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (2), Deuteronomy (1)

Key verses

• Numbers 33:35 first mention — And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion-gaber.
• Numbers 33:36 — And they removed from Ezion-gaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.
• Deuteronomy 2:8 — 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 9:26 — 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.
• 1 Kings 22:48 — Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
• 2 Chronicles 8:17 — Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
• 2 Chronicles 20:36 — And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

Nearby places

• Jotbath 5 km
• Elath 16 km
• Ebronah 16 km
• Rimmon-perez 22 km

Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. OpenBible.info rates this identification as uncertain; scholars propose other sites. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.