Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day ' s journey.

1. Sabbath day's journey - Albert Barnes says, " As far as might be lawfully traveled by a Jew on the Sabbath. This was 2,000 paces or cubits, or seven furlongs and a half - not quite one mile."

2. Many invented loopholes in this law

1. Where do you start measuring? - You measure from home.

2. Where is "home"? - It is where you eat your bread.

3. Carry bread with you. Sit down on a rock - eat some bread = this is home. You can now travel 9/10 of a mile - sit down and eat some bread - and travel again.

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Old Testament