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Ezion-Geber

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Ezion-geber (along with its twin town Elath, or Eloth) was situated on the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqabah, the north-eastern arm of the Red Sea. It was the port from which shipping routes went east and overland routes went north (Deuteronomy 2:8; 1 Kings 9:26). This meant that the nation that controlled Ezion-geber controlled much of the trade in the region (1 Kings 9:27-28; 1 Kings 10:22). (For fuller details of Ezion-geber’s significance see EDOM.)

Bibliography Information
Fleming, Don. Entry for 'Ezion-Geber'. Bridgeway Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​bbd/​e/ezion-geber.html. 2004.
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