Etymology

Sabbath-day's journey

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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The story

See Joshua iii. 4 in the Bible.

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