Lexical Definition

‎אֵילוֹת‎ ʼÊylôwth (ay-loth') Elath ^N:N--L
or אֵילַת ʼÊylath (ay-lath') ; from ‎אַיִל‎; trees or a grove (i.e. palms)

Elath, Eloth.

• § Elath or Eloth = "grove of lofty trees"
• Eloth or Elath, a place on the Red Sea

1) a port on the north-east arm of the Red Sea

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֵילַת‎ proper name, of a location (lofty tree (s collective?) i.e. palms? compare Di Gen 14:6) town & harbour, northeast arm of Red Sea, hence called lanitic Gulf (= Gulf of Akaba, from neighbouring fortress) Deut 2:8; 2Kgs 14:22; 2Kgs 16:6 (twice in verse) (perhaps later designation for fuller ‎איל פארן‎ q. v.) = ᵐ5 Αἰλων, Αἰλαθ Greek Αἰλανα etc.; = ‎אֵלָה‎ (? Gen 36:41 see Di), ‎אֵילוֺת‎ below

‎אֵילוֺת‎ proper name, of a location id. (grove of lofty trees (palms?)) 1Kgs 9:26; 2Kgs 16:6; 2Chr 8:17; 2Chr 26:2 (compare ‎אֵיל פָּאוָן‎, ‎אֵילַת‎).

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Elath • Edomite port on the Red Sea; fortified by Judah

Elath, an Edomite port on the Red Sea, was fortified by Judah during the reigns of Solomon and Uzziah.

• A location first mentioned at Deu.2.8;
• referred to as Elath אֵילוֹת, or Eloth (NIV= Elath) אֵילוֹת.
  

Elath, also spelled Eloth, was a seaport located at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea. It was originally part of the territory of Edom (Deuteronomy 2:8) but came under Israelite control during the reign of Solomon. Solomon used Elath as a port for his fleet of ships that sailed to Ophir for gold (1 Kings 9:26, 2 Chronicles 8:17).

After the division of the kingdom, Elath remained under Judean control. King Uzziah of Judah rebuilt and fortified Elath, restoring it to Judah (2 Kings 14:22, 2 Chronicles 26:2). However, during the reign of Ahaz, the Edomites regained control of Elath and drove out the Judeans (2 Kings 16:6). The city later fell under Assyrian and Babylonian control. Today, Elath is identified with the modern Israeli city of Eilat.

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