Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Emmaus?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Qalunya.

First appears in Luke 24:13 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Hot baths, a village “three-score furlongs” from jerusalem, where our Lord had an interview with two of his disciples on the day of his resurrection (Luke 24:13). Modern identification: Qalunya.

Emmaus is represented in the local geography layer as Qalunya. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Luke 24:13 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 7 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 7 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 11 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 28 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 37 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Emmaus today

Travel to Emmaus, the modern-day Qalunya.

Emmaus is commonly identified with Qalunya, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Emmaus is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Qalunya

31.793°N · 35.164°E

Key passages

Appears in

Luke

1 chapter · 3 verse mentions