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NASB | Luke 24:13 ¶ And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 24:13 ¶ And then, that very day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. [Mark 16:12] |
Bible Question: Greetings all! We know from reading Luke 24:13 that the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus was about seven miles in length. Is there anything else known about this road between the capital city and this town? Also, is there any other information on the village of Emmaus? |
Bible Answer: Dear Makarios, Here is a little info, EMMAUS (e-ma'-us), (em'-a-us) (Emmaous, derivation uncertain, but probably from chammath, "a hot spring"): Josephus (BJ, IV, i, 3) says: "Now Emmaus, if it be interpreted, may be rendered 'a warm bath' for therein is a spring of warm water useful for healing." Here he is referring to the hot springs near Tiberias. Possibly the same Greek name may not always have been derived from the same Hebrew, and as Cheyne suggests (2) may have come from ha-motsah (see below). 1. Emmaus of the Apocrypha: (1) A place where Judas Maccabaeus defeated Gorgias (1 Macc 4); it was "in the plain" (1 Macc 3:40); it was subsequently fortified by Bacchides (1 Macc 9:50). It is frequently mentioned by Josephus (Ant, XIV, xi, 2; BJ, I, xi, 2; II, v, 1; xx, 4; IV, viii, 1; V, i, 6), and also in the Talmud and Midrash It is now the modern mud-village of 'Amwas, 20 miles along, and a little North of, the main road from Jerusalem to Jaffa. In the 3 rd century it was called Nicopolis and was an episcopal see; in early Christian times it was famous for a spring of reputed healing qualities. (2) The Emmaus of Luke 24:13, a village 60 furlongs (stadia) from Jerusalem. 2. Emmaus of Luke: Early Christian tradition appears to have identified it with (1) and hence, to harmonize the distance, some manuscripts have 160 furlongs. Eusebius and Jerome place this Emmaus at 'Amwas; but in the first place (1) was a city and not a village (kome), and secondly (2) the distance, 40 miles there and back, is an almost impossible one for the narrative. In Crusading times this difficulty appears to have been realized, and on what grounds is not known, Kubeibeh at just over 60 stadia, Northwest of Jerusalem, was selected as the site of Emmaus. There a fine church was built which has in recent years been rebuilt and today a Franciscan hospice and school, attached to the church, and a newer German Roman Catholic hospice, combine with the considerable picturesqueness of the place itself to fortify the tradition. A much more probable site is Quloniyeh, a village about 35 stadia from Jerusalem, on the road to Jaffa. Josephus narrates (BJ, VII, vi, 6) that Vespasian "assigned a place for 800 men only whom he had dismissed from his army which he gave them for their habitation; it is called Emmaus and is distant from Jerusalem 60 furlongs." This is almost certainly the Emmaus of Luke; it is highly probable that the name quloniyeh is derived from the fact of its being this Colonia. Close to this place is a ruin known as Bet Mizza, which is probably the Mozah (ha-motsah) of Josh 18:26 which in the Talmud (Cukk. 4:5) is also described as a colonia. Today it is a "colony" of Jews who have revived and always use the old name Motsah for their settlement. Other suggestions for this Emmaus are (a) el Khamsa, considerably over 60 stadia Southwest of Jerusalem (Conder); (b) Koriet el 'enab, some 10 stadia farther a1 ong the Jerus-Jaffa road than Kuloniyeh (Thomson, The Land and the Book, etc.); and (c) 'Artas, South of Bethlehem, where remains of Roman baths have been found (Mrs. Finn). In not one of the places suggested are there any hot springs. (from International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Electronic Database Copyright (c)1996 by Biblesoft) Hope this helps. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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Makarios | ||
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Love Fountain | ||
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Keith@Bromley,UK | ||
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