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Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way heretofore. GOD'S WORD® Translation However, stay about half a mile behind them.
Mile, a Roman measure of length, equal to 1618 English yards --4854 feet, or about nine-tenths of an English mile. It is only once noticed in the Bible, ( Matthew 5:41 ) the usual method of reckoning both in the New Testament and in Josephus being by the stadium.
The word mile, in Matthew 5:41, is spoken of the Roman milliare, or mile, which contained eight stadia, 1,000 paces, that is, about 1,614 yards, while the English mile contains 1,760 yards.
(from Lat. mille, "a thousand;" Matthew 5:41 ), a Roman measure of 1,000 paces of 5 feet each. Thus the Roman mile has 1618 yards, being 142 yards shorter than the English mile. These dictionary topics are from. M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
4 sty 2022 · Some Bible translations have replaced the archaic words with modern equivalents or approximations. Other translations simply transliterate the Greek and Hebrew words for the measurements. Below are several terms and their approximated equivalents in both metric and imperial measurements.
Mile. a Roman measure of length, equal to 1618 English yards--4854 feet, or about nine-tenths of an English mile. It is only once noticed in the Bible, ( Matthew 5:41) the usual method of reckoning both in the New Testament and in Josephus being by the stadium.
We usually measure distance in terms of miles (one American mile=5280 feet or 1760 yards). In Bible times this was done differently. Here are some examples: How Can You Get To God? You might be separated from your grandparents or other relatives by a great distance.
