Eilat or Ezion-Geber is mentioned six times in the Tanakh or Laws of Moses. According to the Book of Numbers Ezion-Geber was one of the first places where the Israelites camped after the Exodus from Egypt. The "ships of Tharshish" of Solomon and Hiram started from this port on their voyage to Ophir. It was the main port for Israel's commerce with the countries bordering on the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. According to Book of II Chronicles, Jehoshaphat, the King of Judah, joined with Ahaziah, the K

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