Gabbatha
Gabbatha is a structure mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is within 500 m of Herod’s palace. The name means “high; elevated.”
Where is Gabbatha?
Approx. 31.7761, 35.2280 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| within 500 m of Herod’s palace | structure | Medium |
| Convent of the Sisters of Zion | structure | Low |
Gabbatha in the Bible dictionary
Gab Baitha, i.e., “the ridge of the house” = “the temple-mound,” on a part of which the fortress of Antonia was built. This “temple-mound” was covered with a tesselated “pavement” (Gr. lithostroton, i.e., “stone-paved”). A judgement-seat (bema) was placed on this “pavement” outside the hall of the “praetorium” (q.v.), the judgment-hall (John 18:28; 19:13).
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Verses that mention Gabbatha
- John 19:13
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.