dizahab Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
dizahab in Easton's Bible Dictionary
region of gold, a place in the desert of Sinai, on the western shore of the Elanitic gulf (Deut. 1:1). It is now called Dehab.
dizahab in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(region of gold), a place in the Arabian desert, mentioned #De 1:1| is identified with Dahab, a cape on the western shore of the Gulf of Akabah.
dizahab in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
DIZ'AHAB (region of gold), a place in the Arabian desert, near which Moses rehearsed to Israel God's dealings with them, Deut 1:1; possibly Dehab.
dizahab in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
(Deuteronomy 1:1) ("where gold is abundant"): an early stage of Israel's march after Sinai. Marks of former mining abound in the Arabian peninsula, and have led to recent discoveries. Dahal is probably too far out of the way on the W. of the gulf of Akaba to be the ancient Dizahab.