Border Crossings of Jordan - Iraq-Jordan Border Crossings, Israel-Jordan Border Crossingsiraq-Jordan Border Crossings, Israel-Jordan Border Crossings, Jordan-Syria Border Crossings, Eilat, Allenby Bridge, Jordan-Syria Border Crossings, Eilat, Allenby Bridge (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Iraq-jordan Border Crossings, Israel-jordan Border Crossings, Jordan-syria Border Crossings, Eilat, Allenby Bridge, Wadi Araba Crossing, Jordan River Crossing, King Abdullah Bridge, Nasib Border Crossing, Daraa Border Crossing, Damia Bridge, Trebil. Excerpt: Eilat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The original settlement was probably at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba. Archaeological excavations uncovered impressive prehistoric tombs dating to the 7th millennium BC at the western edge of Eilat, while nearby copper workings and mining operations at Timna Valley are the oldest on earth. Ancient Egyptian records also document the extensive and lucrative mining operations and trade across the Red Sea with Egypt starting as early as the Fourth dynasty of Egypt. Eilat is mentioned in antiquity as a major trading partner with Elim, Thebes' Red Sea Port, as early as the Twelfth dynasty of Egypt. Trade between Elim and Eilat furnished Frankincense and Myrrh, brought up from Ethiopia and Punt; Bitumen and Natron, from the Dead Sea; finely woven Linen, from Byblos; and copper amulets, from Timnah; all mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. In antiquity Eilat bordered the states of Edom, Midian and the tribal territory of the Rephidim, the indigenous inhabitants of the Sinai. Eilat is first mentioned in the Bible in the Book of Exodus. The first six stations of the Exodus are in Egypt. The 7th is the crossing of the Red Sea and the 9th-13th are in and around Eilat, after the exodus from Egypt and crossing the Red Sea. Station 12 refers to a dozen campsites in and around Timna in Modern Israel near Eilat. When King David conquered Edom, which up to then had been a common border of Edom and Midian, he took over Eilat, the border city share... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=66162