The Road to Emmaus

There are four sites for the possible road to Emmaus (Luke 24: 13-35). The different possibilities come from the understanding of the distance written in the bible. Some biblical scholars have Emmaus at 60 stadia others have it at 160 stadia. 60 stadia is about 7 miles.

We visited the site in Aba Gosh. This was the site where the crusaders built a church over the foundation of the base of the 10th Roman Legion. The church was a midway point for pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem from the Mediterranean.




Church entrance




We celebrated mass here.




The walls of the church. Most of the damage has been due to weather, but except for the faces. The faces are blurred out. According to the tour guide, the church was not destroyed by the Ottomans, but the faces were blurred.




The marker stating that the 10th Roman Army camped here.

Location:Aba Gosh, Israel