Sabbath-day's journey

noun

Etymology

See Joshua iii. 4 in the Bible.

Definitions

  1. The distance of 2,000 cubits, or about five furlongs, which a Jew was permitted to walk…

    The distance of 2,000 cubits, or about five furlongs, which a Jew was permitted to walk on the Sabbath, fixed by the space between the extreme end of the camp and the ark.

The neighborhood

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