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ASIONGABER

Volume 2 · 43 words · 1815 Edition

ESIONGEBER, or EZIONGEBER, a town of Arabia Petraea, on the bay of Elath, a part of the Arabian gulf: the dock or station for the ships of Solomon and Jehoshaphat; an ancient town, mentioned also by Moses. It was afterwards called Berenice (Josephus).