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Gabbatha

Gabbatha, in Jerusalem, a stop on the Passion Week: the Last Walk Through Jerusalem, on the map, with its verse.

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In the text

Gabbatha

In Jerusalem, in the Bible's day. Shown at 31.78° N, 35.23° E.

The Pavement, Pilate's judgment seat. The leading identification is Herod's palace; the Antonia Fortress is the other.

  • 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.

    John 19:13

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Questions

Where is Gabbatha?

Gabbatha was in Jerusalem, in the Bible's day. The atlas shows it at 31.78° N, 35.23° E. The Pavement, Pilate's judgment seat. The leading identification is Herod's palace; the Antonia Fortress is the other.

What happened at Gabbatha in the Bible?

The KJV names Gabbatha in 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." (John 19:13). It is a stop on the Passion Week: the Last Walk Through Jerusalem.

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Coastlines, lakes and rivers from Natural Earth (public domain). Place locations from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Coastlines are today’s. Routes join the places the text names in order, so the lines between them are approximate. Verse text is the King James Version.