* Elath.
Elath, the (926c)a or Elana of the Greek and Roman writers, was a
celebrated port situated at the extremity of the eastern
branch of the Red Sea, hence called the Elanitic Gulf, ten
miles east from Petra, according to Eusebius, and 150; Roman
miles from Gaza, according to Pliny, but 1,260; stadia, or 157
miles, according to Strabo and Marcianus Herecleota. It is
now called Akaba, and is nothing but a tower or castle,
surrounded by a large grove of date trees, the residence of a
governor, dependent on him of Grand Cairo.
16:6 De 2:8 1Ki 9:26 2Ch 26:2
* Eloth.
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