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Roads in the Bible

15 passages of the Berean Standard Bible, line by line, from Nave’s Topical Bible.

  • Israel asked to stay on the King's Highway through EdomNum 20:17–19
    The verses
    Num 20:17–19Please let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.” But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.” “We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”
  • The same request to Sihon of the AmoritesNum 21:22, Deut 2:27
    The verses
    Num 21:22“Let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.”
    Deut 2:27“Let us pass through your land; we will stay on the main road. We will not turn to the right or to the left.
  • Roads were built to the cities of refugeDeut 19:3
    The verses
    Deut 19:3You are to build roads for yourselves and divide into three regions the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that any manslayer can flee to these cities.
  • Rachel was buried on the way to EphrathGen 35:19
    The verses
    Gen 35:19So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
  • Joshua pursued the enemy up the ascent of Beth-horonJosh 10:10
    The verses
    Josh 10:10And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
  • In Shamgar's days the highways were desertedJudg 5:6
    The verses
    Judg 5:6In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
  • Shiloh, east of the road from Bethel to ShechemJudg 21:19
    The verses
    Judg 21:19“But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”
  • The cows pulled the ark straight up the road to Beth-shemesh1 Sam 6:12
    The verses
    1 Sam 6:12And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
  • The road to the Launderer's Field by the aqueductIsa 7:3
    The verses
    Isa 7:3Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,
  • A man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho fell among robbersLuke 10:30–31
    The verses
    Luke 10:30–31Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
  • Bartimaeus sat beside the road out of JerichoMark 10:46
    The verses
    Mark 10:46Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
  • Emmaus, about seven miles from JerusalemLuke 24:13
    The verses
    Luke 24:13That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
  • The desert road from Jerusalem to GazaActs 8:26
    The verses
    Acts 8:26Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
  • Jesus had to pass through Samaria on the way to GalileeJohn 4:3–5
    The verses
    John 4:3–5He left Judea and returned to Galilee. Now He had to pass through Samaria. So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

Sources

From Nave’s Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1896; public domain): subjects chosen, lines shortened and put into modern words, lines of interpretation left out; each verse checked.

Berean Standard Bible · Public domain