'Afar' in the Bible
Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.
But Peter followed him afar off, unto the court of the high priest, and entered in, and sat with the officers, to see the end.
And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs.
And Peter had followed him afar off, even within, into the court of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire .
And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:
But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner.
And they seized him, and led him away , and brought him into the high priest's house. But Peter followed afar off.
And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed with him from Galilee, stood afar off, seeing these things.
For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;
for in an hour so great riches is made desolate. And every shipmaster, and every one that saileth any wither, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood afar off,