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    Elath

    אֵילַת, אֵילוֹת

    Elath, an Edomite port on the Red Sea, was fortified by Judah during the reigns of Solomon and Uzziah.

    Where the story of Elath happensWhere the gazetteer locates Elath, framed to them: Elath. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Elath
    Where the gazetteer locates Elath
    verses
    6
    first named
    Deuteronomy 2:8
    last named
    2 Chronicles 26:2
    feature
    island
    coordinates
    29.53°N · 35.00°E
    island29.53°N · 35.00°E

    Aqaba (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Elath in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Elath, also spelled Eloth, was a seaport located at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea. It was originally part of the territory of Edom (Deu.2.8) but came under Israelite control during the reign of Solomon. Solomon used Elath as a port for his fleet of ships that sailed to Ophir for gold (1Ki.9.26, 2Ch.8.17).

    After the division of the kingdom, Elath remained under Judean control. King Uzziah of Judah rebuilt and fortified Elath, restoring it to Judah (2Ki.14.22, 2Ch.26.2). However, during the reign of Ahaz, the Edomites regained control of Elath and drove out the Judeans (2Ki.16.6). The city later fell under Assyrian and Babylonian control. Today, Elath is identified with the modern Israeli city of Eilat.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 6, across 4 books. The name is written 8 times in them.

    1. Deuteronomy1 verse

      2:8

    2. 1 Kings1 verse

      9:26

    3. 2 Kings2 verses

      14:2216:6

    4. 2 Chronicles2 verses

      8:1726:2

    Onward

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    Nothing in the graph stands one hop from this entity yet. These are the best-connected entities of the same type, so the page still ends somewhere. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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