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Drawing #29 Rocky mountains near Eilat |
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| Eilat is mentioned in the Bible and called Eloth and Etzion Geber. An archeological expedition excavated the biblical site of Etzion Geber proving that it had been a fortified settlement from the 10th to the 4th century B.C. The Crusaders built naval garrisons in Eilat but since then the only inhabitants of the region were nomadic Bedouin tribes.
On march 10, 1949 the Israel Defense Force began a 5 day campaign to reach Eilat, and on March 14, 1949 the whole region was conquered by Israel ending the War of Independence. " In those days this region was desolate and the only structure there was a police station with some poor rooms known by the name "Um Rashrash". Nowadays, with the population of 50,000 residents the city of Eilat has become a leading tourist center, offering wide range of hotels, attractions, restaurants and all sorts of entertainments. "And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Etzion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the red sea, in the land of Edom" (1st Kings, Chapter 9:26) |
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