sabbath day's journey
1Sabbath-day's journey — Sabbath Sab bath, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of… …
2sabbath-day's journey — noun Usage: often capitalized S : a distance of 2000 cubits that under rabbinic law a Jew might travel on the sabbath from the walled limits of a town or city * * * Sabbath day s journey noun (historical) 2000 cubits, or about one kilometre,… …
3Sabbath 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.… …
4Sabbath day's journey — A Jew was permitted to travel 2,000 cubits on the Sabbath (Exod. 16:29 and Num. 35:5), about 1.2 km. (3/4 mile), and the Mount of Olives [[➝ Olives, Mount of]] was within this distance from Jerusalem (Acts 1:12) …
5Sabbath day's journey — area or distance which a Jew may travel on the Sabbath without violating Jewish law (area with a radius of 2, 000 cubits) …
6day's journey — About 40 km. (25 miles) but on the Sabbath (Acts 1:12) it was fixed as not more than 2,000 cubits (about 1,040 metres or 3/4 mile) …
7Sabbath — • The seventh day of the week among the Hebrews, the day being counted from sunset to sunset, that is, from Friday evening to Saturday evening Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sabbath Sabbath …
8Sabbath — Sab bath, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which… …
9Sabbath breaker — Sabbath Sab bath, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of… …
10Sabbath breaking — Sabbath Sab bath, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.] 1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of… …