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elath |
2 definitions found From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Elath 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. From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Elath, a hind; strength; an oak
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