Elath
Ancient site; 4 competing modern identifications, best supported being Aqaba.
Placeislandsettlement6 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Aqaba527
- Tell el Kheleifeh103
- Jezirat Faraun28
- Eilat20
Name variants
- Elath (39)
- Eloth (15)
- Elat (6)
References
Topical references
- A city of Idumea — Deuteronomy 2:8; 1 Kings 9:26; 2 Chronicles 8:17
- Conquest of, by Uzziah — 2 Chronicles 26:2
- By the Syrians — 2 Kings 16:6
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.