Ezion Geber
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Numbers 33:35 has the people encamp here after they travel from Abronah; 33:36 has them travel from it and encamp in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh. Deuteronomy 2:8 says, “So we passed by from our brothers, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion Geber.” 1 Kings 9:26–28 says that King Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom, and that Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon; and they came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to King Solomon.
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- 1KI 9:26–28, engwebp
26King Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
27Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
28They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to King Solomon.
- 1KI 22:41–50, engwebp
41Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
42Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
43He walked in all the way of Asa his father. He didn’t turn away from it, doing that which was right in the LORD’s eyes. However, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
44Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he fought, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
46The remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.
47There was no king in Edom. A deputy ruled.
48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go, for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber.
49Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships.” But Jehoshaphat would not.
50Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in his father David’s city. Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
- 2CH 8:17–18, engwebp
17Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
18Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.
- 2CH 20:35–37, engwebp
35After this, Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. The same did very wickedly.
36He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber.
37Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” The ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
- DEU 2:8–9, engwebp
8So we passed by from our brothers, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion Geber. We turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
9The LORD said to me, “Don’t bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you any of his land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.”
- NUM 33:30–36, engwebp
30They traveled from Hashmonah, and encamped in Moseroth.
31They traveled from Moseroth, and encamped in Bene Jaakan.
32They traveled from Bene Jaakan, and encamped in Hor Haggidgad.
33They traveled from Hor Haggidgad, and encamped in Jotbathah.
34They traveled from Jotbathah, and encamped in Abronah.
35They traveled from Abronah, and encamped in Ezion Geber.
36They traveled from Ezion Geber, and encamped at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
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Geographic sources & candidates
Matched to OpenBible.info’s “Ezion-geber” by name and 7 shared verses. The leading identification is Jezirat Faraun (confidence 360 of 1000). The dataset gives no point for it, only the region, river or route it lies in or along, so no point is drawn for it. 1 other identification is listed too.
AI-assisted source review; human approval pending, 2026-09-29
- Jezirat Faraun
OpenBible.info confidence 360 of 1000 (current scholarship)
29.46284, 34.86005
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, “Ezion-geber” (CC BY 4.0) - Tell el Kheleifeh
OpenBible.info confidence 239 of 1000 (current scholarship)
29.54718, 34.98026
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, “Ezion-geber” (CC BY 4.0)
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Narrated location (5) — From Hashmonah to Kadesh, The ships made in Ezion Geber, and the four hundred and twenty talents of gold fetched from Ophir, The reign of Jehoshaphat the son of Asa, and the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber, Huram sends ships and seafarers who bring gold from Ophir, The ships Jehoshaphat and Ahaziah make together are wrecked
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They traveled from Abronah, and encamped in Ezion Geber.
They traveled from Ezion Geber, and encamped at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
So we passed by from our brothers, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion Geber. We turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
King Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go, for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber.
Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Ezion Geber (place-ezion-geber) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/place/ezion-geber Current wording: Numbers 33:35 has the people encamp here after they travel from Abronah; 33:36 has them travel from it and encamp in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh. Deuteronomy 2:8 says, “So we passed by from our brothers, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion Geber.” 1 Kings 9:26–28 says that King Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom, and that Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon; and they came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to King Solomon. Cited evidence: 1KI 9:26–28, engwebp / 1KI 22:41–50, engwebp / 2CH 8:17–18, engwebp / 2CH 20:35–37, engwebp / DEU 2:8–9, engwebp / NUM 33:30–36, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.