How Long Were Biblical Journeys?

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From	Beersheba	Kadesh-Barnea	Jerusalem	Joppa	Joppa
To	Mt. Moriah (in Jerusalem)	Horeb (near Jebel Musa)	Kir-Hareseth (via Edom)	Caesarea	Caesarea
Biblical Account	Genesis 22:4	Deuteronomy 1:2	2 Kings 3:5–10	Acts 10:23–24;	Acts 10:30
Distance Traversed	50 miles	187 miles	110 miles	40 miles	80 miles
Number of days	approx. 21/2	11	7	2	4
Miles Per Day	approx. 20	17	15.7	20	20
The location of some of the sites is uncertain. But assuming the commonly accepted locations of some sites, all of the times for these journeys fall within the range of daily average travel known from other sources at other times.