Way of the Red sea

Road · today road between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba

Location well established About 230 km (140 miles) south of Jerusalem

Named in 4 Verses

  • Numbers 14:25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
  • Numbers 21:4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
  • Deuteronomy 1:40 But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
  • Deuteronomy 2:1 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.

Locations from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Terrain from Natural Earth and NASA SRTM.