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Day’s journey

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A day’s journey was the distance ordinarily traveled in one day, commonly estimated at about twenty-five to thirty miles by camel or horseback. Biblical references use the expression as a practical measure of travel time.
Biblical Usage
The expression is used as a practical measure of travel. The three days’ journey mentioned in Exodus is explained as a journey occupying three days in going and returning.
Scripture References
Exodus 3:18