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809. The Furlong

From: Manners and Customs of the Bible

By: James M. Freeman

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John 11:18¹⁸Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: (John 11:18). Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.

The stadium, or “furlong,” mentioned here and in Luke 24:13¹³And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. (Luke 24:13); John 6:19¹⁹So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. (John 6:19); Revelation 14:20; 21:16²⁰And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. (Revelation 14:20)
¹⁶And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. (Revelation 21:16), was not so long as our English furlong, being six hundred and six feet and nine inches in length.

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• 781. The Steward

• 782. Disposition of Crumbs

• 783. Semi Weekly Fasts

• 784. Smiting the Breast

• 785. The "Pound"

• 786. Ornaments of the Temple

• 787. Temple Captains

• 788. Game of Blindfolding

• 789. Division of Jewish Scriptures

• 790. Priestly Benediction

• 791. The Shoe Latchet

• 792. The Firkin

• 793. The "Governor of the Feast"

• 794. The "Friend of the Bridegroom"

• 795. Drawing Water

• 796. Contempt for Women

• 797. Sealing

• 798. Ceremonies at the Feast of Tabernacles

• 799. Freedom by the Son

• 800. Jewish Hatred of Samaritans

• 801. Period of Maturity

• 802. Excommunication

• 803. The Sheep Fold

• 804. Shepherd and Sheep

• 805. The Feast of Dedication

• 806. The Hours of the Day

• 807. Double Names

• 808. Rabbinical Notions of Soul and Body

• 809. The Furlong