Journey.

A Sabbath-day’s journey. The distance between the farthest tents in the wilderness and the tabernacle of Moses, a radius of about a mile; this would make the entire encampment to cover a circumference of six miles.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Joseph’s Coat
Joss
Josse
Jot
Jotham
Jotunheim (pron. Utun-hime)
Jour Maigre (French)
Jourdain (Monsieur)
Journal
Journey
Journey-weight
Jouvence
Jove
Jovial
Joy
Joyeuse
Joyeuse Garde
Juan Fernandez
Jubal [a trumpet]
Jubilee (Jewish)