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Acts 1:12

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A Replacement for Judas is Chosen

1:12Then they returned to Jerusalem28 from the mountain29 called the Mount of Olives30 (which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey31 away).

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  1. 28 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
  2. 29 Or “from the hill.” The Greek term ὄρος (oros) refers to a relatively high elevation of land in contrast with βουνός (bounos, “hill”).
  3. 30 The Mount of Olives is the traditional name for this mountain, also called Olivet. The Mount of Olives is really a ridge running north to south about 1.8 mi (3 km) long, east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley. Its central elevation is about 100 ft (30 m) higher than Jerusalem. It was named for the large number of olive trees which grew on it.
  4. 31 The phrase a Sabbath day’s journey refers to the distance the rabbis permitted a person to travel on the Sabbath without breaking the Sabbath, specified in tractate Sotah 5:3 of the as 2,000 cubits (a cubit was about 18 inches). In this case the distance was about half a mile (1 km).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk from the city.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem—a Sabbath day’s journey away.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a distance of half a mile.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain that is called Olive Grove which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.