Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.

Day's journey

The usual length of a day's journey in the East, on camel or horseback, in six or eight hours, is about 25 or 30 miles. The "three days' journey" mentioned in Ex. 3:18 is simply a journey which would occupy three days in going and returning.



Original from The Bible Foundation - bf.org. They claim public domain status for their original text.