(Matthew 27:19 ), a portable tribunal (Gr. bema) which was placed according as the magistrate might direct, and from which judgment was pronounced. In this case it was placed on a tesselated pavement, probably in front of the procurator's residence. (See GABBATHA .)

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Judgment Seat'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/j/judgment-seat.html. 1897.

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