“In those days,
Mary set out.
Into the hill country,
To a Judean town.”
Ἀναστᾶσα δὲ Μαριὰμ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὴν ὀρεινὴν μετὰ σπουδῆς εἰς πόλιν Ἰούδα,
Luke established a further connection between John and Jesus as he had Mary go to visit Elizabeth. This was not an easy trip, about 80 miles from Nazareth to Jerusalem. Luke said that in those days (ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις), Mary rose up (Ἀναστᾶσα δὲ Μαριὰμ) and went with haste into the hill country (ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὴν ὀρεινὴν μετὰ σπουδῆς), to an unnamed town in Judae (εἰς πόλιν Ἰούδα). Many believe that this town was Ein Karem, about 5 miles west of Jerusalem, which would make sense since Zechariah would be close to the Temple. This trip of Mary must have taken at least a week or so, depending on the roads and who went with her. There was no explanation of who was with her on this trip.