Luke 24:13 · measurement explained
Emmaus: 60 stadia from Jerusalem
Two disciples travel to a village called Emmaus, whose distance from Jerusalem is given as sixty stadia.
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Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem.
World English Bible · engwebp-source-2026-09-12
Modern measurement range
Sixty stadia
10.8–11.52 km
6.71–7.16 mi
Using the stadion estimate. Local stadium standards varied; the ESV reference value is 607 feet or 185 metres.
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What this conversion does—and does not—show
It gives a defensible modern scale for the amount stated in the verse. Ancient standards varied by time and place, so the endpoints are deliberately approximate. A volume is not a food mass, a metal weight is not a modern cash value, and a conversion does not settle a textual, archaeological, or theological debate.
Conversion references: ESV weights and measures ↗, American Bible Society ↗, and Encyclopedia of the Bible ↗. Reference pages accessed October 10, 2026.