As used in the Bible, Arava is a general term, as well as a specific geographic designation for various areas in the Afro-Syrian Rift. For instance in Deuteronomy 2:8 [7], the region of Eilat is called Arava. In numerous Biblical references the Dead Sea is called the Arava Sea (for example, Joshua 3:16). In Joshua 11:2 the area south of Lake Kinneret is called Arava. In other places the Arava Valley of Jericho is mentioned (for example, 2 Kings 25:5). I am referring to the latter designation as the habitat of the ar’ar.