Dictionaries :: Elath

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Elath:

grove; trees, (Deu 2:8), also in plural form Eloth (1Ki 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 Deu 2:8. It is also mentioned along with Ezion-geber in 1Ki 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 (2Ki 14:22). Now the ruin Aila.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Elath:

a hind; strength; an oak

Nave's Topical Bible

Elath: Name Of

Called also Eloth

Elath: A City of Idumea

Deu 2:8; 1Ki 9:26; 2Ch 8:17

Elath: Conquest Of

By Uzziah,

2Ch 26:2;

by the Syrians,

2Ki 16:6.