{"id":2649,"date":"2024-05-24T19:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/jesus-cross-journey-distance\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T21:53:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T21:53:49","slug":"jesus-cross-journey-distance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/jesus-cross-journey-distance\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0643\u0645 \u0645\u0633\u0627\u0641\u0629 \u062d\u0645\u0644 \u064a\u0633\u0648\u0639 \u0644\u0635\u0644\u064a\u0628\u0647\u061f \u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644\u064a 500 \u0625\u0644\u0649 650 \u0645\u062a\u0631\u0627\u064b\u060c \u062d\u0633\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0642\u0644\u064a\u062f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Jesus carried his cross only a short way. By the usual estimates the traditional route runs about 500 to 650 metres, which is under half a mile. The Gospels give no distance, though, historians disagree about where the walk began, and for part of the way a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene, carried the cross for him. That is 0.5 to 0.65 kilometres, or about 1,640 to 2,130 feet (0.31 to 0.40 miles), and here is where those figures come from:\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The Gospels give no distance, and Simon of Cyrene carried the cross part of the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-2649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3225,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/dimensions-jesus-cross\/","url_meta":{"origin":2649,"position":0},"title":"How Big Was Jesus&#8217;s Cross, and How Much Did It Weigh?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0645\u0627\u064a\u0648 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Nobody measured Jesus's cross, but most modern estimates put the crossbeam at 20 to 57 kg (44 to 125 lb) and the whole cross at 80 to over 136 kg (176 to over 300 lb).","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Sermon on the Mount, in the style of Picasso","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00343.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00343.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00343.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00343.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4046,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/christ-redeemer-statue-story\/","url_meta":{"origin":2649,"position":1},"title":"The Outstretched Arms of Christ the Redeemer Are an Embrace and a Cross","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0645\u0627\u064a\u0648 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The open arms mean welcome, blessing and the cross: a 28-metre span on a 30-metre figure reads as a crucifix.","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The triumphal entry into Jerusalem, in the style of Jacques-Louis David","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00363.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00363.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00363.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00363.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4971,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/understanding-take-up-your-cross-what-does-it-mean\/","url_meta":{"origin":2649,"position":2},"title":"What Does It Mean to Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0648 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"It means accepting whatever following Jesus costs, every day. 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