Emmaus (Greek: Ἐμμαούς, Latin: Emmaus, Hebrew: אַמַּאוּס Amaus or Hebrew: עַמְוַאס Amvas; all erived from Hebrew: חמת Hammat, meaning "warm spring") is the name of a place which has been proposed to be located in various sites in present-day Israel and the West Bank, that has proven important in Christian teachings. Named in Luke 24:13 as the location of one of the visitations of the risen Christ, Emmaus is a village in the country, located at sixty stadia (7.5 miles) or one hundred and sixty stadia (19.5 miles) from Jerusalem, depending on the biblical version.