Strong H6100עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר
Ezion-geber
- Transliteration
- ‛etsyôn geber ‛etsyôn geber
- Pronunciation
- (both) ets-yone' gheh'-ber
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Meaning of the name
Ezion-geber = "backbone of a man"
Detailed definition
Ezion-geber, an Israelite encampment during the Exodus and later a port city on the Red Sea, known for its maritime trade and shipbuilding.
In the biblical story
Ezion-geber
Israelite encampment; port city on Red Sea
Ezion-geber, an Israelite encampment during the Exodus and later a port city on the Red Sea, known for its maritime trade and shipbuilding.
In the Bible
Strong H6100 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- geber4
- gaber3
First verses
- Numbers 33:35And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion–gaber.
- Numbers 33:36And they removed from Ezion–gaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.
- Deuteronomy 2:8And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion–gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
- 1 Kings 9:26And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion–geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
- 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.
- 2 Chronicles 8:17Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
- 2 Chronicles 20:36And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion–geber.