When they had worshipped him, they returned to Jerusalem with great joy (LUK 24:52} from the Mount of Olives which was a…
When they had worshipped him, they returned to Jerusalem with great joy (LUK 24:52} from the Mount of Olives which was a sabbath day's journey from there. (ACT 1:12} The Syrian version writes seven furlongs (about 7/8 of a mile.) Likewise does Theophylact based on Josephus. However, our copies of Josephus read that the Mount of Olives was either 5 furlongs (5/8 of a mile) {Josephus, Antiq., 1. 20. c. 6.} or 6 {Josephus, Wars, 1. 5. c. 8.} as the Greek, or {Josephus, 1. 6. c. 3.} as the Latin copy has it.