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Ezion-Geber
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Three sites have been identified with Ezion-Geber. Some identify the city with Elath. References mentioning both names point to two places (Deuteronomy 2:8; 1 Kings 9:26; 2 Chronicles 8:17 ). Others locate Ezion-Geber at Tell el-Kheleifeh, a site about 500 yards from the coast. This site may represent a satellite city used to store grain, to protect the trade route, or to serve as a stopping place for caravans. Frequent flooding of the Wadi Ytem may have washed away archeological evidence necessary for identification of Ezion-Geber. Still others connect Ezion-Geber with a site on the island of Jezira Fara'un about 300 yards from the shore at Eilat. This site seems an unlikely stopping place during the wilderness wandering.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Ezion-Geber'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​e/ezion-geber.html. 1991.
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Ezion-Geber'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​e/ezion-geber.html. 1991.