Elath

Elath (Hebrew: אֵילַת‬, Modern Elat, Tiberian ʼÊláṯ; Latin: Aila), or Eloth,[1] was an ancient city mentioned in several places in the Hebrew Bible[2] on the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba. It was in the same vicinity as Ezion-Geber.

The name survived into the Roman period as Aela, adopted into Byzantine Greek as Aila and into Arabic as Aylah (the Arab settlement was built outside the ruins of the ancient city), later renamed Aqaba. Modern Eilat (established 1947) is also named for the ancient city.

References

  1. ↑ 'Eloth' is used in the King James Version
  2. ↑ Deuteronomy 2:8, 1 Kings 9:26, 2 Kings 14:22, 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Chronicles 8:17 and 2 Chronicles 26:2
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