A unit of distance measuring about 600 feet or 185 meters.
About Stade
LUK 24:13: The distance given here in the best manuscripts is “sixty stadia,” which is about 11 kilometers (7 miles). Some manuscripts have “one hundred sixty stadia,” but this reading cannot be correct. Other ways of expressing “sixty stadia” might be “two hour’s walk” (Leyden, Sranan, Timorese) and “two leagues” (Tzeltal, where “a league” is commonly explained as “one hour’s walk”).
Key References
That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
All Scripture References (5)
Matthew (1)
but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
Luke (1)
That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
John (2)
When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,
Revelation (1)
And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.