Whole communities travelled
The exodus
Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
The exile
Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.
The return from exile
Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
Nomadic travelling
Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.
Military forces travelled
See also Exodus 14:4; 2 Samuel 10:16; 2 Kings 25:1
Officials travelled
Genesis 41:46 See also 2 Kings 5:1–5 Naaman; Nehemiah 2:5 Nehemiah; Acts 8:27 the Ethiopian eunuch
Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
Refugees travelled
2 Kings 25:26; Matthew 2:13–14
Business travel
James 4:13 See also Luke 10:33
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
Travelling on pilgrimage
Missionary travels
The Jews
Jesus Christ and his disciples
Mark 1:39, Mark 8:27; Luke 8:1, Luke 14:25
The apostles
Acts 8:40, Acts 11:19, Acts 13:6, Acts 15:3, Acts 18:23
Modes of travel
Genesis 37:25 in caravans; Luke 24:13–15 on foot; Acts 8:28–29 by chariot; Acts 23:23 on horseback; Revelation 18:17 by ship
The dangers of travel
2 Corinthians 11:26 See also 2 Chronicles 15:5; Ezra 8:21–23; Job 6:15–20; Luke 10:30; Acts 27:14–44
In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
Guidance while travelling
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.