How about a little
trivia?
Acts 1:12-13(NKJV)
Then they returned
to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey.
And when they had
entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter,
James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew;
James the son of Alphaeus and Simon
the Zealot; and Judas the son of
James.
What the heck is a
Sabbath's day journey?
SABBATH DAY'S JOURNEY
jur'-ni (sabbatou
hodos):
Used only in Acts 1:12, where
it designates the distance from Jerusalem to the Mount of Olives, to which
Jesus led His disciples on the day of His ascension. The expression comes from
rabbinical usage to indicate the distance a Jew might travel on the Sabbath
without transgressing the Law, the command against working on that day being
interpreted as including travel (see Exodus 16:27-30).
The limit set by the rabbis to the Sabbath day's journey was 2,000 cubits from
one's house or domicile, which was derived from the statement found in Joshua 3:4 that
this was the distance between the ark and the people on their march, this being
assumed to be the distance between the tents of the people and the tabernacle
during the sojourn in the wilderness. Hence, it must have been allowable to
travel thus far to attend the worship of the tabernacle.
And now you
know! :)
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