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1 Kings 9
The LORD appears to Solomon a second time: if he walks faithfully his throne will stand, but if Israel turns to other gods the temple will become a heap of ruins. Solomon's building projects, forced labour and fleet at Ezion-geber are described.
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- Follow the Exodus route in 3D, from the Red Sea to Sinai
- See Jerusalem in 3D, from David to Jesus' day
- The Exodus: through the Sea to SinaiThrough the sea · The Exodus: through the Sea to SinaiOpen
- The Exodus: through the Sea to SinaiThrough the sea: The east wind · The Exodus: through the Sea to SinaiOpen
- The Exodus: through the Sea to SinaiThrough the sea: Walls of water · The Exodus: through the Sea to SinaiOpen
- The Exodus: through the Sea to SinaiThrough the sea: The morning watch · The Exodus: through the Sea to SinaiOpen
- The Exodus: through the Sea to SinaiThrough the sea: The sea returns · The Exodus: through the Sea to SinaiOpen
- Jerusalem Through the AgesThe Stepped Stone Structure · Jerusalem Through the AgesOpen
- Jerusalem Through the AgesSolomon's palace complex · Jerusalem Through the AgesOpen
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How sure can we be?
- Strongly supported
Yam Suph is used for the Gulf of Aqaba and apparently for the Gulf of Suez too, so the name alone does not locate the crossing.
1 Kings 9:26 puts Ezion-geber 'on the shore of the Red sea' (Hebrew Yam Suph) at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba; Numbers 33:10 has Israel camp by Yam Suph after Elim, on the way south.
- Strongly supported
The Bible speaks of the Millo, built from by David and rebuilt by Solomon; whether this is it is uncertain.
- Strongly supported
1 Kings 7 lists the buildings and their sizes; Pharaoh's daughter “came up” from the City of David to her house.