Original: 4 miles ) away from Jerusalem , is mentioned in medieval Greek manuscripts of the '' Jewish war '' of Josephus Flavius ( 7,6,6 ) under the name of Ammaus , apparently as a result of copyists ' mistake ) Edward Robinson , '' Biblical Researches in Palestine and the Adjacent Regions , the Voyage of 1852 '' , -- Boston : 1856 .
Simplified: -- Boston : 1841 , p. 363 [ ] , '' Biblical Researches in Palestine and the Adjacent Regions , the Voyage of 1852 '' .