pwca
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
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pwca [W, goblin]. Welsh solitary fairy, a friskier version of
bwci, certainly related to, perhaps the inspiration of, the English folk figure Puck. See also
POOKA [Ir.
púca], the Cornish
BUCCA, and the Manx
BUGGANE.
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Religion Today
News Wire article from: AP Online; 4/20/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...in a place that is called the Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha,'' says John 19:13. Pilate, who was based in Caesarea...s highest hill. ``John tells us that the Hebrew name was Gabbatha, which means the highest point in the city, and that's...
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Gabbatha
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Gabbatha. According to Jn. 19: 13 the place in Jerusalem where Pilate sat in judgement on Christ. The site of Pilate's official residence, where Gabbatha was, has not been conclusively identified.
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judgement seat
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...Jesus was brought before Pilate who was seated on his judgement seat (Matt. 27: 19), at a place called, in Aramaic, Gabbatha (John 19: 13), probably in Herod's palace on the western hill of the city. A judgement seat has been excavated at Corinth...
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games
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...9: 24–7; Phil. 3: 14). Boards used for games have been found by archaeologists, and in Jerusalem the soldiers dicing for Jesus' garments (Matt. 27: 35) may have used lines scratched on the Pavement ( Gabbatha ).
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archaeology
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...been found. John 19: 13 mentions that Pilate sat on the judge's bench at a place called the Stone Pavement, or in Hebrew Gabbatha , and the paved area on the site of the Antonia fortress may have been in existence in the time of Jesus, though the date...
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pavement
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
pavement Pilate 's judgement seat on a stone pavement, called Gabbatha in Hebrew (John 19: 13) or Aramaic; it was either adjacent to Herod's palace or in the courtyard of the fortress Antonia...
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