Triumphant Week
Distances
From Jerusalem
| To: |
Miles: |
Direction: |
| Mount of Olives |
0.7 |
east |
| Bethpage |
Unknown; probably between Bethany and the Mount of Olives |
east |
| Bethany, home of Mary, Martha, Lazarus |
1.75 |
east |
| Jericho |
17 |
east |
| Golgotha, site of crucifixion |
Just outside the western city wall |
west |
| Galilee |
65 |
north-east |
Sabbath Day’s Journey: 2,000 cubits.
A cubit is 18 inches. By extension, 2,000 cubits equals 0.56 miles, or just over half a mile.