Bible Dictionary
Emmaus, Or Emmaus
Emmaus was a village about sixty stadia from Jerusalem, where the risen Jesus appeared to two disciples. Its precise historical site remains uncertain.
Definition
Emmaus was a village about sixty stadia, or approximately seven and a half miles, from Jerusalem. Its name is associated with “warm baths,” and its precise site remains unidentified.
Biblical Usage
Emmaus was the destination of two disciples when the risen Jesus appeared to them on the day of His resurrection.
Historical Background
Josephus also mentions a village called Emmaus at approximately the same distance from Jerusalem, but the exact identification of the biblical site remains uncertain.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(warm baths), the village to which the two disciples were going when our Lord appeared to them on the way, on the day of his resurrection. (Luke 24:13) Luke makes its distance from Jerusalem sixty stadia (Authorized Version “threescore furlongs”), or about 7 1/2 miles; and Josephus mentions “a village called Emmaus” at the same distance. The site of Emmaus remains yet to be identified.