Emmaus in Biblical History

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What is Emmaus?
EM'MAUS
(hot springs), a village near Jerusalem. Luke 24:13. Its site has been disputed; among the places suggested are, 1. A little hamlet called ??Amuds??, and known as Nicopolis in the third century. It is on the plain of Philistia, 22 miles from Jerusalem and 10 miles from Lydda. This appears too far from Jerusalem, as Luke says it was only "threescore furlongs" distant, or less than 7 miles. 2. Robinson places Emmaus near Kuryet el 'Enab, 3 hours from Jerusalem, on the road to Jaffa. 3. Lange and Grove find Emmaus at Kulonieh, 2 leagues or 4 1/2 miles west of Jerusalem. 4. Others have lately proposed Urtna, a poor village about 2 miles south-west of Bethlehem, as the site of Emmaus. 5. In the fourteenth century Emmaus was placed at Kubeibeh, a little over 7 miles north-west of Jerusalem. This view is sustained by Dr. H. Zschokke of Jerusalem, who has made Emmaus a special study, but Urtna seems to have the strongest arguments in its favor.

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