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Way of the Patriarchs


Way of the Patriarchs  (Hebrew: דֶּרֶךְ הֲאָבוֹת‎‎  Derech haʾAvot  Lit. Way (of) the Fathers), is an ancient north south route traversing the land of Israel. The name is used by biblical scholars because of mentions in biblical narratives that it was frequently travelled by Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

It is also called the Hill Road or the Ridge Route because it follows the watershed ridge line of the Samarian and Judaean Mountains. It runs from Megiddo and Hazor south to Beersheba by way of Shechem,Bethel, Jerusalem, Ephrath and Hebron. Unlike the Via Maris and the King's Highway which were international roads crossing the territories of many peoples, the Ridge Route was wholly within the territory of ancient Israel.

In modern times, the route roughly follows the original Highway 60 (without the more recent bypasses), passing through Afula, Jenin, Nablus, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Halhul, Hebron and Dhahiriya.

We already find Abraham using this route. After he enters the land he goes to Shechem. Then via Beth El he ends up in Hebron and later in Beer-Sheva.


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