a measure of length, containing a thousand paces. Eight _stadia_
or furlongs make a mile. The Romans commonly measured by miles, and the
Greeks by furlongs. The furlong was a hundred and twenty-five paces; the
pace was five feet. The ancient Hebrews had neither miles, furlongs, nor
feet, but only the cubit, the reed, and the line. The rabbins make a
mile to consist of two thousand cubits, and four miles make a parasang.
or furlongs make a mile. The Romans commonly measured by miles, and the
Greeks by furlongs. The furlong was a hundred and twenty-five paces; the
pace was five feet. The ancient Hebrews had neither miles, furlongs, nor
feet, but only the cubit, the reed, and the line. The rabbins make a
mile to consist of two thousand cubits, and four miles make a parasang.