When I walked 2 to 3 km a day, I thought it was a big deal. But when I read that Joseph and Mary, the parents of Jesus walked a distance of about 140 km in 6 days from Nazareth to Bethlehem to register themselves, I felt humbled. Mary who was 9 month pregnant with baby Jesus made it all the more amazing.
More than a week after Jesus was born, the family made a journey on foot to Egypt, a distance of a few hundred kilometers to avoid Jesus being killed by King Herod.
They stayed in Egypt for a while and after Herod died, they walked back to Nazareth another few hundred kilometers.
Jesus travelled from his home in Galilee to Jerusalem at least 3 times a year for the Passover and other festivals. In his lifetime, Jesus travelled a distance of about 21,500 miles or 34,400 km which is equivalent to the distance of around the world! All the travels were on foot.
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