In the United States, when one hears the words “Kings Highway,” they think of Brooklyn, NY or the Colonial American Road built by King Charles II between Charleston and Boston. But the original Kings Highway goes back to Biblical days and is located in today’s Jordan. It is believed to be one of the world’s oldest continuously used roads.

In Parshat Chukat, we learn about the Kings Highway when Moshe sends emissaries to the King of Edom saying (Bamidbar 20:17-21):

“Please let us pass through your land, we will not pass through any field or vineyard, and we will not drink well water; we will travel by the king’s road (Derech........

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