sabbath days journey

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sabbath days journey - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Sabbath day's journey
  supposed to be a distance of 2,000 cubits, or less than
  half-a-mile, the distance to which, according to Jewish
  tradition, it was allowable to travel on the Sabbath day without
  violating the law (Acts 1:12; comp. Ex. 16:29; Num. 35:5; Josh.
  3:4).