Num 35:4-5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Num 35:4-5: 35:4-5 Readers have long attempted to explain the alleged contradiction between the 1,500 feet and the 3,000 feet . If the Hebrews conceived of a town as a fixed point, then the square of territory around each town would measure 3,000 feet on each side. Another solution is to see a distinction between pastureland (35:4 ) and larger pastureland (35:5 ) around the town. On the basis of this text, some Jewish interpreters restricted the distance that one could walk on the Sabbath to 3,000 feet (2,000 cubits) from home.

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‏ Numbers 35:4-5

Summary for Num 35:4-5: 35:4-5 ^a Readers have long attempted to explain the alleged contradiction between the 1,500 feet and the 3,000 feet. If the Hebrews conceived of a town as a fixed point, then the square of territory around each town would measure 3,000 feet on each side. Another solution is to see a distinction between pastureland (35:4 ^b) and larger pastureland (35:5 ^c) around the town. On the basis of this text, some Jewish interpreters restricted the distance that one could walk on the Sabbath to 3,000 feet (2,000 cubits) from home.