Acts 1:12

Olivet. Only here in N.T., but found often in the Papyri. The usual expression is the "Mount of Olives".

from. near.

a sabbath day's journey. See App-51.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then returned they unto Jerusalem - In Luke 24:52 , we are told that they worshipped Jesus before they returned, and it is probable that the act...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath (h) day's journey. (h) About two miles.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

12. That he may pass over unto another history, he showeth that the disciples being returned unto Jerusalem, dwelt together in one parlor. For...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. A Sabbath day's journey - See the di...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A sabbath day's journey.— That is, about a mile. See the note on Luke 24:50 .
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then returned they unto Jerusalem ,.... With great joy, after the angels had told them that he should come again in like manner: from the mount ca...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. Ver. 12. From the mount ] Near u...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then returned they unto Jerusalem According to their Master's appointment, having first worshipped him, Luke 24:52 . Here they were in the midst o...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 1 establishes the fact that Luke (a Gentile) is the writer, "the former treatise" being his Gospel ( Luke 1:1-3 ). In that case Theophilus is a...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

From the mount called Olivet, which Bethany was a part of, as situate towards the bottom of it, remoter from Jerusalem. Hence Luke 24:50 , diffe...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh to Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey off.' The citing of the place whe...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Scofield Reference Notes

journey About 4854 feet.
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a Sabbath-day's journey.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Election of Matthias. The return to Jerusalem:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 11:18 ; Luke 21:37 ; Luke 24:50 ; Luke 24:52 ; Matthew 21:1 ; Matthew 24:3 ; Matthew 26:30 ; Zechariah 14:4
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A Sabbath — day's journey — The Jews generally fix this to two thousand cubits, which is not a mile.

¹² Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

Related Commentaries of Acts 1:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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