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was not situated on the mountain watershed. Indeed, the Ridge Route did not pass directly through the ancient city but was situated just to the west, about a 20-minute walk from the city walls. The route from Bethel southwards would have passed through today's neighborhoods of
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Jerusalem.
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building, and continuing along Shmuel HaNagid St. (peak height:
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Stories
498:. It takes its name from the red rock lining the ascent.
264:, Hebrew: מקוואות) served pilgrims during their journey.
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Jerusalem behind the
758:. American-Israel Cooperative Enterprise (AACE). 2011
698:"The Lev Yehuda project at the heart of the conflict"
839:"The glass vessels from the miqveh near Alon Shevut"
98:because it follows the watershed ridge line of the
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240:Roman milestone adjacent to the ritual baths near
901:"Roman Roads and Milestones in Judaea/Palaestina"
63:) is an ancient north–south route traversing the
724:. Wm. B. Eerdman's Publishing Co. p. 1133.
547:follows the ancient road with minor deviations.
656:The Road Home: Images for the Spiritual Journey
625:. Living University. 2011-02-19. Archived from
550:The ascent from Jaffa to Jerusalem through the
425:An important connection was "The Sunset Road" (
214:for pilgrims on the Way of the Patriarchs near
406:Roads across the Way of the Patriarchs (blue):
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309:Greeks. It was there that Judah's brother,
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341:is generally identified with Tell el-Fūl.
569:roughly follows the path of the ancient "
849:. Israel Antiquities Authority: 85–90.
660:. Westminster John Knox Press. p.
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289:, a small Palestinian village near the
281:The Maccabees' Battle of Beth Zechariah
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800:"Early Roman Glass Vessels from Judea"
333:, leading up to the battle of Gibeah (
27:Transportation route in ancient Israel
505:To the west of Shechem, the ancient "
390:, Keren HaYesod St., and finally the
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543:as it approached Jerusalem. Today's
480:) formed a boundary of the tribe of
285:The Way of the Patriarchs passes by
997:Austronesian maritime trade network
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456:roughly follows the ancient track.
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229:on the Way of the Patriarchs near
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810:. Antwerp University Press: 167.
804:AIHV Annales of the 17th Congress
778:"The Roman Road System in Judaea"
721:Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
554:is now duplicated by Route 412,
1208:Archaeological sites in Israel
878:. Mosaica Press. p. 155.
260:and Roman eras. Ritual baths (
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899:Israeli Milestone Committee.
485:ascending from the Valley of
73:Highway 60 (Israel-Palestine)
798:Katznelson, Natalya (2006).
682:way of the patriarchs route.
652:Juengst, Sara Covin (2002).
351:Jerusalem (today's Old City)
345:Route near ancient Jerusalem
297:, possibly the site of the
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785:The Biblical Archaeologist
380:HaMashbir Department Store
325:The biblical story of the
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874:Kornbluth, Doron (2019).
452:. Today's eastern leg of
225:Interior of ritual baths
210:Entrance to ritual baths
1203:Ancient Israel and Judah
1193:Ancient roads and tracks
1167:Varangians to the Greeks
837:Goren-Rosen, Y. (1999).
299:Battle of Beth Zechariah
1007:Dvaravati–Kamboja route
431:דֶּרֶךְ מְבוֹא הַשֶּמֶש
287:Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah
202:Archaeological findings
756:Jewish Virtual Library
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90:It is also called the
40:Road of the Patriarchs
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18:Road of the Patriarchs
1172:Way of the Patriarchs
1082:Polynesian navigation
1002:Canadian canoe routes
936:32.04750°N 35.28889°E
776:Roll, Israel (1983).
595:inside East Jerusalem
530:מַעֲלֵה בֵּית חוֹרוֹן
493:and turning north to
434:Derech Mevo HaShemesh
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398:East-west connections
327:Concubine of the Hill
256:and later during the
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44:Way of the Patriarchs
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1107:Sepik Coast exchange
619:"Major Trade Routes"
384:Ratisbonne Monastery
60:Way (of) the Fathers
1142:Trans-Saharan trade
1032:Incense trade route
932: /
752:"Sebaste (Samaria)"
414:4–Beit Horon Ascent
162:), passing through
1062:Maritime Silk Road
1057:Maritime republics
1037:Indian Ocean trade
941:32.04750; 35.28889
459:The "Red Ascent" (
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291:Israeli settlement
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67:and the region of
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1162:Volga trade route
1087:Rome-India routes
533:Ma'ale Beit Horon
465:מַעֲלֵה אֲדֻמִּים
150:Modern equivalent
104:Judaean Mountains
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16:(Redirected from
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1027:Hiri trade cycle
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418:6–Lachish Road
412:3–Aphek Ascent
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368:Givat HaMivtar
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311:Eleazar Avaran
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416:5–Ayalon Road
408:1–Sunset Road
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1127:Spice Route
939: /
593:Nablus Road
541:Beit Hanina
474:Joshua 15:7
442:Adam Bridge
392:Hebron Road
374:, crossing
364:French Hill
356:Beit Hanina
295:Alon Shevut
258:Hellenistic
154:The modern
96:Ridge Route
1187:Categories
1147:Trepanging
1092:Royal Road
992:Amber Road
927:35°17′20″E
924:32°02′51″N
907:2023-04-05
860:2011-11-08
823:2011-11-08
787:: 136–161.
762:2012-01-08
737:2013-03-14
704:2021-12-16
677:2013-03-14
633:2012-01-08
605:References
567:Highway 35
556:Highway 44
537:Josh 10:10
515:Highway 55
376:Jaffa Road
268:Milestones
242:Alon Shvut
231:Alon Shvut
216:Alon Shvut
156:Highway 60
118:by way of
1157:Via Maris
1117:Silk Road
1097:Salt road
1047:Kula ring
855:0792-8424
599:Via Maris
545:Route 443
524:Ascent" (
511:Kfar Saba
500:Highway 1
335:Judges 19
329:from the
196:Dhahiriya
184:Bethlehem
180:Jerusalem
140:Via Maris
128:Jerusalem
116:Beersheba
114:south to
92:Hill Road
69:Palestine
1102:Sea lane
1017:Hærvejen
577:See also
522:Bethoron
454:Route 57
349:Ancient
307:Seleucid
305:and the
301:between
176:Ramallah
160:bypasses
142:and the
100:Samarian
1213:Shechem
623:BibArch
571:Lachish
560:Route 1
450:Shechem
360:Shuafat
262:mikvaot
227:(mikve)
212:(mikve)
132:Ephrath
120:Shechem
108:Megiddo
94:or the
77:Abraham
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843:Atiqot
814:
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668:
526:Hebrew
513:and .
495:Gilgal
461:Hebrew
427:Hebrew
339:Gibeah
315:Elazar
254:Temple
192:Hebron
188:Halhul
172:Nablus
136:Hebron
124:Bethel
48:Hebrew
781:(PDF)
520:"The
507:Aphek
491:Debir
487:Achor
482:Judah
168:Jenin
164:Afula
112:Hazor
85:Jacob
81:Isaac
58:Lit.
880:ISBN
851:ISSN
812:ISBN
726:ISBN
666:ISBN
558:and
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