EMMAUS: (Luke 24:13).

The location is uncertain but according to Luke two disciples journeyed on the road to Emmaus when the resurrected Jesus joined them. It was called a village, not a city. It was about 7 miles northwest of Jerusalem. The disciples invited Jesus in at dusk and he revealed himself to them in the breaking of bread. They arose and went immediately to Jerusalem that very night. This would indicate that Emmaus was not very far from Jerusalem. Josephus identifies such a place (War VII. Vi. 6), as did the Crusaders, as El Kubeibeh.