Pilate page 7 by ric gustafson
A small horse unit escorted Pilate and Procula as they traveled down a dusty road toward Jerusalem. It was summer and very hot out. The countryside was parched from no rain. They walked over a ridge with their entourage and saw limewhite walls and stark buildings.
Procula stared. " It is an odd shaped city".
Pilate smiled as he noticed the colors of his cohort on top of a fortress just northwest of the Temple.
They walked past a spot where poles were stuck in the ground.
" Prefect, this area is called the place of the Skull".
" What do they call it?".
" Golgotha".
They entered the city through the Water Gate.
Pilate had noticed how low the brook was over the Kidron. " Is there anyway that the city can have an adequate water supply?".
" Prefect, the brook is low because it is summer".
They walked up to the Pool of Siloam.
An aide pointed to the entrance of a tunnel that emptied into the Pool. " This is the start of Hezekiah's Tunnel".
research help: ' Pontius Pilate' by Paul L Maier
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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