Biblical place
Where was Ezion-geber?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jezirat Faraun.
First appears in Numbers 33:35 · 4 books · 6 chapters
Overview
The giant’s backbone (so called from the head of a mountain which runs out into the sea), an ancient city and harbour at the north-east end of the Elanitic branch of the Red Sea. Modern identification: Jezirat Faraun.
Ezion-geber is represented in the local geography layer as Jezirat Faraun. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 33:35 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 134 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 251 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 260 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 260 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 264 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Ezion-geber today
Travel to Ezion-geber, the modern-day Jezirat Faraun.
Ezion-geber is commonly identified with Jezirat Faraun, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Ezion-geber is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 2 verse mentions
2 chapters · 2 verse mentions
2 chapters · 2 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention