Bema near the Herod Palace

With the Essene Gate (now walled up)

Although it lies outside the Via Dolorosa, this may have been the place where Pontius Pilate judged Jesus, and where Simon of Cyrene "was passing by on his way in from the country" (Mk15:21)

Location:

Western City Walls in Jerusalem

Historical Period:

Build in the 1st-century BC

Archaeological Highlights:

Herod the Great's Palace, The Essene Gate

Gospel Connection:

J 19:13; Mk 15:16

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Images from LEFT TO RIGHT → The Reconstruction of Herod the Great's Palace in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Build in the 1st-century BC, Herod the Great's Palace had a large central courtyard. In Mark 15:16, the Greek word aulē is used, meaning "courtyard".

This was probably the place where Jesus was scourged.

→ Jesus Before Pilate, drawn by Belogh Balage, "Archaeology Illustarted"

Between the bema and Herod’s Palace, where Pontius Pilate resided, there was an Essene Gate. Today, it is bricked up.

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