Called Way-Faring Men Judges 19:17, Isaiah 35:8

Preparations Made By, Alluded To Ezekiel 12:3, 4

Often Collected Together and Formed Caravans Genesis 37:25, Isaiah 21:13, Luke 2:44

Often Engaged Persons Acquainted with the Country Numbers 10:31, 32, Job 29:15

Friends Of

Often supplied them with provision Genesis 21:14, 44:1, Jeremiah 40:5

Sometimes accompanied them a short way 2 Samuel 19:31, Acts 20:38, 21:5

Frequently commended them to protection of God Genesis 43:13, 14, Acts 21:5

Frequently took leave of them with sorrow Acts 20:37, 21:6

Often sent them away with music Genesis 31:27

Generally commenced their journey early in the morning Judges 19:5

Generally Rested at Noon Genesis 18:1, 3, John 4:6

Halted at Even Genesis 24:11

Generally Halted at Wells or Streams Genesis 24:11, 32:21, 23, Exodus 15:27, 1 Samuel 30:21, John 4:6

Carried with Them

Provisions for the way Joshua 9:11, 12, Judges 19:19

Provender for their beasts of burden Genesis 42:27, Judges 19:19

Skins filled with water, wine, &c Genesis 21:14, 15, Joshua 9:13

Presents for those who entertained them Genesis 43:15, 1 Kings 10:2, 2 Kings 5:5, Matthew 2:11

Often Travelled on Foot Genesis 28:10, 32:10, Exodus 12:37, Acts 20:13

On Foot, How Attired Exodus 12:11

After a Long Journey, Described Joshua 9:4, 5, 13

Of Distinction

Rode on asses, camels, &c Genesis 22:3, 24:64, Numbers 22:21

Rode in chariots 2 Kings 5:9, Acts 8:27, 28

Generally attended by running footmen 1 Samuel 25:27, 1 Kings 18:46, 2 Kings 4:24, Ecclesiastes 10:7

Often preceded by heralds, &c to have the roads prepared Isaiah 40:3, 4, Mark 1:2, 3

Generally performed their journey in great state 1 Kings 10:2, 2 Kings 5:5, 9

Frequently extorted provisions by the way Judges 8:5, 8, 1 Samuel 25:4-13

Before setting out gave employment, &c to their servants Matthew 25:14

Strangers Civil To Genesis 18:2, 24:18, 19

Generally Treated with Great Hospitality Genesis 18:3-8, 19:2, 24:24, 32, 33, Exodus 2:20, Judges 19:20, 21, Job 31:32, Hebrews 13:2

The Caravanserai or Public Inn for Noticed Genesis 42:27, Exodus 4:24, Luke 2:7, 10:34

Were frequently asked whence they came and whither they went Judges 19:17

Protected by Those Who Entertained Them Genesis 19:6-8, Judges 19:23

For Security Often Left the Highways Judges 5:6

Tesserae hospitales or pledges of hospitality, alluded to Revelation 2:17

On Errands Requiring Despatch

Went with great speed Esther 8:10, Job 9:25

Saluted no man by the way 2 Kings 4:29, Luke 10:4

Estimated the length of their journey by the number of days Genesis 31:23, Deuteronomy 1:2, 2 Kings 3:9

The Jews prohibited from taking long journeys on the Sabbath Exodus 20:10, Acts 1:12

Ceasing Of, Threatened as a Calamity Isaiah 33:8