Thename denotes the PLACE OFORIGIN, which also carries with it certain understood qualities such as types of grape used in the region, or breeds and farming practices from the region.
Theoriginofthe road's regal name is said to stem back to a league of kings who advanced this way to wage war with the wicked Cities ofthe Plains -- the Old Testament cities of Sodom and Gomorrah -- which are thought to have lain along the Dead Sea.