Geography - Roads [1070]

Paths

Dry "Wadis" (Dry river beds)

Followed easy natural contours

Via Maris (Isaiah 35:8) "the way of the sea"

North-South
Follow the coast

Kings Highway

In Transjordan
Genesis 14 - Abraham against five kings
Numbers 20:17; 21:22

Fertile Crescent

Area of fertile land following the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers from end of Persian Gulf toward Egypt which was used as a main trade route. The shorter desert route was avoided because of the lack of water and grazing.

Last Updated 24 February, 2000