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Major transportation route east of the Jordan River. Literally “the way of the king,” this highway has been in continuous use for over 3,000 years. It runs from Damascus to the Gulf of Aqabah and is the main caravan route for the Transjordan. It is mentioned in Numbers 20:17 and Numbers 21:22 as the route Moses and the Israelites would take through Edom and the land of Sihon. The Romans upgraded it during the reign of Trajan and renamed it Trajan's Road. The Arabic name is Tariq es-Sultani, which also means the way of the sultan or king.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'King's Highway'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/k/kings-highway.html. 1991.

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King's Highway