Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), BERENI´CE

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BERENI´CE

BERENI´CE a town in Arabia, the name by which Ezion-Geber was called in the time of Josephus. (Ant. 8.6.4.) It was situated on the Elanitic, or Eastern Gulf of the Red Sea, not far from Elath, Ailah, or Aelana. It is mentioned in the wanderings of the children of Israel (Numb. 33.35); and is celebrated as the naval arsenal of Solomon and Jehoshaphat. (1 Kings, 9.26, 22.48.) The Arabic historian Makrizi speaks of an ancient city ‘Asyûn near Ailah. (Burckhardt's Syria, p. 511.)

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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood. William Smith, LLD. London. Walton and Maberly, Upper Gower Street and Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row; John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1854.

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William Smith, LLD, Ed.