THE ARABAH — the great rift valley that runs the length of the land, from the Sea of Galilee down through the Jordan valley, past the Dead Sea and on to the Gulf of Aqaba. As a common noun it means dry or desert country; with the article it is this specific trench, the lowest land surface on earth. ⚠ It is a REGION with no surveyed edges, which is why this library gives it a dictionary entry rather than an atlas point — a polygon would claim precision the term has never had. English versions vary between transliterating it and translating it: the KJV renders it 'the champaign' at Deuteronomy 11:30, an archaism for flat open country, while the ASV keeps 'the Arabah' as a name. → first discussed at Deut 11:30