road from Jerusalem to Jericho

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The road from Jerusalem to Jericho is a historically treacherous, winding descent through rugged terrain that serves as the backdrop for Jesus’s Parable of the Good Samaritan.

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road from Jerusalem to Jericho canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient road ⓘ
biblical location ⓘ
pilgrimage route ⓘ
associatedWith Jesus of Nazareth ⓘ
linked to: Jesus
backdropOf Parable of the Good Samaritan ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
connects Jericho ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ
culturalAssociation Good Samaritan motif in art and literature ⓘ
dangerInAntiquity ambush ⓘ
robbery ⓘ
elevationChange significant drop from Jerusalem to Jericho ⓘ
function pilgrim route to Jerusalem ⓘ
trade route ⓘ
geographicalContext runs from hill country down to Jordan Valley ⓘ
historicalReputation treacherous route ⓘ
knownFor historical danger from bandits ⓘ
steep descent ⓘ
winding path ⓘ
languageMentionedIn Koine Greek (New Testament text) ⓘ
linked to: Koine Greek
locatedIn Judean Desert ⓘ
modern-day Israel ⓘ
linked to: Israel
mentionedIn Gospel of Luke ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ
modernUsage partly followed by modern highway between Jerusalem and Jericho ⓘ
nearbyCity Jericho ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ
region Judea ⓘ
religiousSignificance Christian tradition ⓘ
site of Good Samaritan narrative ⓘ
scripturalReference Luke 10:30–37 ⓘ
symbolismInChristianity represents human vulnerability ⓘ
setting for teaching on neighborly love ⓘ
terrainType mountainous ⓘ
rugged ⓘ
topographicalFeature rocky slopes ⓘ
steep ravines ⓘ
travelTimeInAntiquity one-day journey on foot (approximate) ⓘ
usedSince ancient times ⓘ

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Parable of the Good Samaritan → setting → road from Jerusalem to Jericho ⓘ
subject linked to: parable of the Good Samaritan