Meaning of the name: a hind; strength; an oak. Related names are:
Moab,
Esau, Seir
(and others ...)
. The translations of Elath in 18 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Elat in Afrikaans to
এলৎ in Bengali!
And 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. (DEU 2:8)
He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. (2KI 14:22)
At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day. (2KI 16:6)
At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day. (2KI 16:6)
At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day. (2KI 16:6)