Israel Designates 4,000-Year-Old Route 60 as Biblical Highway to Boost Tourism

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 17

Tuesday’s cabinet approval brands Route 60 — running from Nazareth to Beersheba — as the “Biblical Highway,” a Route 66-style tourism project centered on major biblical sites.
The government says the move will feed tourism marketing, with multilingual signs, visitor centers and observation points planned along the corridor.
Supporters also cast the designation as a heritage statement, saying it reinforces Israel’s biblical identity and pushes back against efforts to challenge Jewish historical claims at key sites.
Route 60 passes through Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem, Shiloh and other locations tied to Jewish and Christian tradition, giving the branding wider appeal to pilgrims, students and foreign visitors.