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Emmaus City
About Emmaus
A village about sixty stadia from Jerusalem where two disciples walked on the evening of the resurrection. A stranger joined them and opened the Scriptures along the road; they knew him only when he broke the bread, and he vanished. Several sites claim the name; this marker follows the distance Luke gives.
Events at Emmaus
History of Emmaus
New Testament~30 AD
Two disciples leave Jerusalem for Emmaus on the afternoon of the resurrection, talking over everything that had happened
New Testament~30 AD
A stranger joins them on the road and asks what they are discussing; their eyes are held from recognising him
New Testament~30 AD
Beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he opens the Scriptures to them concerning himself
New Testament~30 AD
At table he takes the bread, blesses and breaks it; they know him, and he vanishes from their sight
New Testament~30 AD
That same hour they return the sixty stadia to Jerusalem to tell the eleven
Notable Characters in Emmaus
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Biblical Significance of Emmaus
Emmaus is where the resurrection is first explained rather than merely announced. The risen Christ does not begin with himself but with Moses and the prophets, showing that the cross was not an accident but the thread running through the whole of Scripture. And he is recognised not in the argument but at the table, in a gesture the two had seen before. The road to Emmaus has since stood for the long walk of understanding: the companion is already there before he is known.
Key Verses about Emmaus
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