Luke 24:13,

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As Emmaus was 60 furlongs from Jerusalem, and as 1 furlong is equal to 220 yds., that means Emmaus was 7.5 miles from Jerusalem. Previous questions on the Christianity site ([here](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/59256/how-are-3-days-nights-in-grave-prophecy-reconclied-if-jesus-died-on-good-fri-a/59291#59291)) have discussed the possibility of a middle-of-the-week Wednesday crucifixion versus the traditional teaching of a Friday crucifixion in light of the three days and three nights Christ said He would be in the heart of the earth (Matt. 12:40).

But, because of the distance of Emmaus, I had concluded that a Wednesday crucifixion resulting in a Sabbath resurrection was out of the question since the apostles would not likely contemplate traveling 7.5 miles distance from Jerusalem on a Sabbath. 

However, if they were in the custom of the "stretching" that was accommodated on the Sabbath day's journey - See answer to "How far was a Sabbath's day journey" [here](https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/29214/how-far-was-a-sabbaths-day-journey/29232?noredirect=1#comment55123_29232) - and in light of their counting 2,000 cubits from the last house of the populated city, might it have been that the entire 7.5 miles to Emmaus was a populated route with the distance between each house being less than the maximum 2,000 cubits?

And, if so, would that have allowed the two apostles of Luke 24:13 to stretch the count of the 2,000 cubits (paces) for a Sabbath's day journey from one "home" to another all along that route to Emmaus on a Sabbath day?

See also the article "How far am I allowed to walk on Shabbat?" [here](https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/484235/jewish/How-far-am-I-allowed-to-walk-on-Shabbat.htm).