How to Pronounce Ezion-geber
EH-zee-own-GEH-ber
Ezion-geber is pronounced EH-zee-own-GEH-ber (ˌiːziənˈgiːbə): five syllables, stress on the first and fourth. Also heard: EE-zee-uhn-GEE-buhr.
What does Ezion-geber mean?
Ezion-geber means “the wood of the man”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Ezion-geber?
Ezion-geber was a port beside Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom, where King Solomon built a navy of ships (1 Kings 9:26, 2 Chronicles 8:17). It was later the harbor where Jehoshaphat's ships were built and wrecked (1 Kings 22:49, 2 Chronicles 20:36).
Also pronounced
EE-zee-uhn-GEE-buhr
Found in Scripture
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