Ezion-geber

(ē`zēŏn-gē`bər) or

Ezion-gaber

(–gā`–) [both: Heb.,=giant's backbone], ancient port, on the Gulf of Aqaba. The site, near AqabaAqaba
, town (1996 est. pop. 52,000), SW Jordan, at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, on the border with Israel. It is the only Jordanian port with direct access to the Red Sea; it remains the trade entrepôt to Iraq. Phosphates are the chief export.
..... Click the link for more information. , is now some distance from the shore, which is advancing. The Bible reveals the existence of a port there from the reign of Solomon to at least that of Uzziah in the 8th cent. B.C. (Num. 33.35,36; Deut. 2.8; 1 Kings 9.26; 22.48; 2 Chron. 8.17). Excavations were carried out (1938–40) under American auspices. The largest copper refineries ever found to have existed in the ancient world were unearthed at the level of the oldest of the five periods of settlement. Trade relations existed with Phoenicia, Arabia, Egypt, Sinai, and Greece (5th cent. B.C.). Nearby was the ancient port of ElatElat
or Eilat
[Heb.,=trees], city (1994 pop. 35,700), S Israel, a port on the Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea. It is strategically located near the Sinai peninsula, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia and is Israel's gateway to Africa and East Asia.
..... Click the link for more information. .

单词	ezion-geber
释义	Ezion-geber Ezion-geber (ē`zēŏn-gē`bər) or Ezion-gaber (–gā`–) [both: Heb.,=giant's backbone], ancient port, on the Gulf of Aqaba. The site, near AqabaAqaba , town (1996 est. pop. 52,000), SW Jordan, at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, on the border with Israel. It is the only Jordanian port with direct access to the Red Sea; it remains the trade entrepôt to Iraq. Phosphates are the chief export. ..... Click the link for more information. , is now some distance from the shore, which is advancing. The Bible reveals the existence of a port there from the reign of Solomon to at least that of Uzziah in the 8th cent. B.C. (Num. 33.35,36; Deut. 2.8; 1 Kings 9.26; 22.48; 2 Chron. 8.17). Excavations were carried out (1938–40) under American auspices. The largest copper refineries ever found to have existed in the ancient world were unearthed at the level of the oldest of the five periods of settlement. Trade relations existed with Phoenicia, Arabia, Egypt, Sinai, and Greece (5th cent. B.C.). Nearby was the ancient port of ElatElat or Eilat [Heb.,=trees], city (1994 pop. 35,700), S Israel, a port on the Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea. It is strategically located near the Sinai peninsula, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia and is Israel's gateway to Africa and East Asia. ..... Click the link for more information. .
随便看	association of investment trust companies association of investor relations practitioners association of iranian-american professionals association of iranian american writers association of iranian journalists association of iranian journalists abroad association of iranian professionals of austin association of iranion journalists association of irish celtic supporters clubs association of irish festival events association of irish floral artists association of irish market research organisations association of irish professional conference organisers association of irish riding establishments association of irish traditional musicians association of iron and steel engineers association of iron ore exporting countries association of iroquois and allied indians association of irri association of islamic banking institutions malaysia association of islamic charitable projects association of islamic groups and communities association of islamic philanthropic projects association of island marine laboratories of the caribbean association of issuing bodies