Emmaus Emmaus ( ; ; ; ) is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus. Although its geograp ...

was an ancient town in Judaea mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. Emmaus may also refer to:

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Emmaus Nicopolis Emmaus ( ; ; ; ) is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus. Although its geograp ...

, an archaeological site in Israel ** Imwas, a Palestinian Arab village formerly located at the site ** Emmaus (Diocese), an ancient and titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church *

Emmaus, Pennsylvania Emmaus ( ) is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 11,652. Emmaus is located in the Lehigh Valley, the third-largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania and 68th-largest metrop ...

, United States * Emmaus, U.S. Virgin Islands, United States

Institutions

* Emmaus Bible College (Australia) in Epping, Australia * Emmaus (charity), a homeless charity * Emmaus College (disambiguation), several schools *

Emmaus High School Emmaus High School is a large public high school located in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. The school serves grades 9–12 in Pennsylvania's East Penn School District in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Emmaus High School is located im ...

, Emmaus, Pennsylvania *

Emmaus Monastery The Emmaus Monastery ( or ''Emauzský klášter''), called Na Slovanech in the Middle Ages, is a Benedictine abbey established in 1347 in Prague. In the 1360s, the cloisters of the Monastery were decorated with a cycle of 85 Gothic wall paint ...

in Prague, Czech Republic * Emmaus University in Dubuque, Iowa

Events

Battle of Emmaus The Battle of Emmaus took place around September 165 BC during the Maccabean Revolt between Judean rebels, led by Judas Maccabeus (Judah Maccabee), and an expedition of Seleucid Empire forces under generals Gorgias, Ptolemy the son of Dorymenes, ...

, 166 BC * Plague of Emmaus, 639 *

Road to Emmaus appearance According to the Gospel of Luke, the road to Emmaus appearance is one of the early post-resurrection appearances of Jesus after his crucifixion and the discovery of the empty tomb. Both the meeting on the road to Emmaus and the subsequent suppe ...

, one of the early resurrection appearances of Jesus *

Walk to Emmaus Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of terrestrial locomotion among legged animals. Walking is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined as an "inverted pendulum" gait in which the body vaults over ...

, a Methodist adult ministry similar to the Catholic Cursillo

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