Emmaus

4 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Emmaus
     hot baths, a village "three-score furlongs" from jerusalem,
     where our Lord had an interview with two of his disciples on the
     day of his resurrection (Luke 24:13). This has been identified
     with the modern el-Kubeibeh, lying over 7 miles north-west of
     Jerusalem. This name, el-Kubeibeh, meaning "little dome," is


     derived from the remains of the Crusaders' church yet to be
     found there. Others have identified it with the modern Khurbet
     Khamasa i.e., "the ruins of Khamasa", about 8 miles south-west
     of Jerusalem, where there are ruins also of a Crusaders' church.
     Its site, however has been much disputed.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Emmaus, people despised or obscure
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Emmaus, PA (borough, FIPS 23584)
    Location: 40.53610 N, 75.49802 W
    Population (1990): 11157 (4870 housing units)
    Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 18049

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Emmaus, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    11313
     Housing Units (2000): 5186
     Land area (2000):     2.886850 sq. miles (7.476906 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.886850 sq. miles (7.476906 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            23584
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             40.536997 N, 75.495776 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     18049
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Emmaus, PA
      Emmaus