(1.) A day's journey in the East is from 16 to 20 miles (Num. 11:31). "(2.) A Sabbath-day's journey is 2,000 paces or yards from the "city walls (Acts 1:12). According to Jewish tradition, it was" the distance one might travel without violating the law of Ex. 16:29. (See [324]SABBATH.)
Related Bible Dictionary Terms:
Days journey Sabbath days journey