The desert valley which runs from the Sea of Galilee to the Red Sea was an important trade route from north to south. In Job 24: 5 it is translated ‘desert’ by NRSV and NJB and ‘wilderness’ in REB.
Citation for Arabah
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MLA
"Arabah." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 21, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e140>.
Chicago
"Arabah." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e140 (accessed May 21, 2013).