Ebronah
עֶבְרֹנָה/eb-ROH-nuh/
“Passage, crossing place”
Summary
A stopping place of the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings, located immediately before Ezion-geber near the Gulf of Aqaba.
☩Location and Journey
Ebronah was one of the halting places of the Israelites as they traveled through the wilderness from Egypt toward Canaan. It is listed in Numbers 33 as the station immediately preceding Ezion-geber, the port at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba. The name, meaning 'passage,' may indicate a crossing point, possibly near the narrowing of the gulf. Its position would place it in the region near the modern pass of en-Nakb at the head of the Elanitic branch of the Red Sea.
Key verses:Numbers 33:34-35
References
- 1.George Morrish, "Ebronah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Ebronah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 3.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ebronah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. III (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).