What is Emmaus in the Bible?
The village two travellers were walking to on the day recorded in Luke 24.
Emmaus is a village near Jerusalem named in the Gospel of Luke. Luke records that two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which lay about threescore furlongs from Jerusalem (Luke 24:13).
Emmaus in the Bible
Threescore furlongs, or sixty stadia, is roughly seven miles, about eleven kilometres. This verse is the only place the name appears in the King James Version, and it identifies Emmaus only as the travellers' destination and gives its distance from Jerusalem.
- Role
- Village near Jerusalem
- First mention
- Luke 24:13
- Appearances in the Bible
- 1 mentions
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What is Emmaus in the Bible?
Emmaus is a village near Jerusalem named in the Gospel of Luke. Luke records that two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which lay about threescore furlongs from Jerusalem (Luke 24:13). Threescore furlongs, or sixty stadia, is roughly seven miles, about eleven kilometres. This verse is the only place the name appears in the King James Version, and it identifies Emmaus only as the travellers' destination and gives its distance from Jerusalem.
Where is Emmaus first mentioned in the Bible?
Emmaus is first mentioned in Luke 24:13.
How many times is Emmaus mentioned in the Bible?
Number of mentions in the Bible: 1.