The Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Mile
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
(from Lat. mille, “a thousand;” Matthew 5:41), a Roman measure of 1,000 paces of 5 feet each. Thus the Roman mile has 1618 yards, being 142 yards shorter than the English mile.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
(from Lat. mille, “a thousand;” Matthew 5:41), a Roman measure of 1,000 paces of 5 feet each. Thus the Roman mile has 1618 yards, being 142 yards shorter than the English mile.