‘And we came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.'
Arriving in Jerusalem they rested for ‘three days'. This period would enable them to recover from the rigours of the journey and sort themselves out. The leaders' attention would initially be required in order to keep things organised, for they had to be settled in. Including women and children there would probably have been over five thousand people to cater for. But the Jews already there would no doubt have made them welcome. We can be sure that news would have gone ahead of the caravan