This was a pleasant journey. The people traveled on foot, or rode on oxen or asses, and it took several days to go. The distance from Nazareth to Jerusalem is about seventy miles. From all parts of the land, and even from other countries, the people went to this feast, and those from the same place usually traveled together, in a large company. The feast was held near the close of March or the beginning of April. This was springtime in Palestine, and the whole land was bright with flowers, and glad with the song of birds.

Det var en fornøjelig rejse. Man gik til fods eller red på okser eller æsler, og rejsen varede i flere dage. Fra Nazaret til Jerusalem er der godt hundrede kilometer. Fra alle dele af landet, ja selv fra fremmede lande drog man op til denne fest, og folk fra samme egn slog gerne følge. Påskefesten afholdtes i slutningen af marts eller først i april. Da var det forår i Palæstina, og hele landet var prydet med blomster og genlød af fuglenes sang.