Furlong

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(furrow long). In N. T. for Greek stadium, 600 feet long (Luke 24:13).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

From Manners and Customs of the Bible:

John 11:18. Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.
The stadium, or “furlong,” mentioned here and in Luke 24:13; John 6:19; Revelation 14:20; 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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