Ezion-geber
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Ezion-geber was an ancient Red Sea port city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, serving as a key maritime hub for trade and shipping in the region of Edom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ezion-geber canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient port city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ biblical location ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Jehoshaphat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Edomites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryToday | Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
long-distance trade
ⓘ
metals trade ⓘ |
| function |
maritime trade hub
ⓘ
shipping port ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ezion-gaber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ezion-geber (Ezion Geber) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Elath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Aqaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ First Book of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Second Book of Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearModernCity |
Aqaba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eilat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portType | sea port ⓘ |
| possibleModernLocation | Tell el-Kheleifeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Transjordan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Levant ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInBiblicalNarrative |
royal naval base of Solomon
ⓘ
staging point in Israelite journeys ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Red Sea trade routes
ⓘ
gateway to Indian Ocean trade ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age ⓘ |
| transportMode | seafaring ships ⓘ |
| usedFor |
trade in exotic goods
ⓘ
trade in gold ⓘ trade with Ophir ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.