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Elat was perhaps identical with, or near, Ezion-geber , a port in Solomon's time (10th cent. BC). It was rebuilt by King Uzziah of Judah and lost to the Syrians (8th cent. BC) by King Ahaz. The Roman port succeeding Elat was called Aelana or Elana. Elat was resettled in 1949, and its deepwater harbor was opened in 1965. The name is also spelled Elath.

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