Route 60: The Biblical Highway

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Route 60: This documentary will help you walk with God

Route 60: The Biblical Highway

Carving through the heart of the Promised Land is the Biblical spine of Israel, sometimes referred to as the โ€œPath of the Patriarchsโ€ and officially designated as โ€œRoute 60.โ€

A highway of deep historical significance while often the scene of unrest and violence, this 146 mile road of asphalt and concrete begins in Nazareth, Israelโ€™s largest Arab city, and ends in Beersheba, one of Israelโ€™s hi-tech centers.

Running North to South, Route 60 connects ancient Israel with modern Israel, Jews and Christians with Muslims, and Israelis with Palestinians.

This trek is far more than a two-lane highway; It is a historic, sacred link to the roots of Judaism and Christianity and the stories of the Old and New Testaments.

Follow world-changing diplomats David Friedman and Mike Pompeo as they venture down this sacred road, treading the very ground Abraham, Jacob, King David, and Jesus once walked.

Discover the history, witness the healing, and realize the hope along Route 60, the Biblical Highway.

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In select theaters September 18 and 19: Route 60 is so all encompassing that by some estimates as much as 80% of the events found in Scripture took place somewhere on or around it.

According to singer/songwriter Bobby Troup, if you want to get some kicks, your best bet is to take Route 66. Ah, but what if youโ€™re looking for something a bit more substantial than mere kicks, something more edifying to the soul, what road should you take then? Well, former United States Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and former United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have a suggestion, and theyโ€™ve made a documentary hoping to convince you to follow it.

Highway 60, or Route 60 as the filmmakers prefer to call it, is a 146-mile stretch of roadways running through Israel and the West Bank from Beersheba to Nazareth. As it meanders through both Israeli and Palestinian territories, the route has at times been the scene of violence over the past few decades, but thatโ€™s not the history Friedman and Pompeo are interested in. No, the stories these notables hope to connect with are much, much older, some dating as far back as 4,000 years ago. 

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Ruminating on what it means to walk with God

Route 60 roughly corresponds with The Way of the Patriarchs, a series of ancient roadways and trails travelled by the likes of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, names which should be familiar to anyone with even a passing knowledge of any of the worldโ€™s three major monotheistic religions. In fact, as Friedman, Pompeo, and their crew move along Route 60, frequently stopping to point out places of interest to believers, it becomes obvious that The Way of the Patriarchs offers something of a greatest hits package of tales from the Bible. 

The location where Abraham built an altar to offer Isaac as sacrifice, the spot where Jacob envisioned a ladder to Heaven and struggled with God, the tombs of Joseph and King Saul, Jereboamโ€™s choice of venue for his famous feast, all are located on or near Route 60, and all are discussed in detail as the filmโ€™s two narrators stop to ponder the significance of each one. Lest you think this trip down memory lane is limited to only Old Testament happenings though, remember that Route 60 also passes through Bethlehem and Nazareth as well, so the New Testament is also well accounted for. 

As the film is hosted by an ex-ambassador and an ex-secretary of state, thereโ€™s always the possibility the proceedings might get political, but thankfully very little time is spent reminiscing on past policy making (though there is some; after all, theyโ€™re only human). Instead, the documentary is little bit of a travelogue, a little bit of an ad for Israeli tourism, and a whole lot of ruminating on what it means to walk with God.

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Footsteps of generations

How could it not be? The biblical history surrounding Route 60 is so all encompassing that by some estimates as much as 80% of the events found in Scripture took place somewhere on or around it. And if it accomplishes anything, this documentary assures us that those events did actually take place. It shows us the roads those people walked on, the wells they drank from, the altars they built, and the graves they rest in.

To travel this highway, the documentary proposes, is to follow in the footsteps of generations who struggled to maintain a relationship with the Author of everything, and who left us their stories to help in our own journeys. You may not get your kicks on Route 60, but you might get something far more meaningful.

Route 60: The Biblical Highway is playing in select theaters September 18 & 19.

By David Ives

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