Category:Furlong

Fur"long, n. Etym: [OE. furlong, furlang, AS. furlang, furlung, prop., the length of a furrow; furh furrow + lang long. See Furrow, and Long, a.]

Defn: A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.

- ---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Furlong - A stadium, a Greek measure of distance equal to 606 feet and 9 inches (Luke 24:13; John 6:19; John 11:18; Revelation 14:20; Revelation 21:16).