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Pontius Pilate's wife

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The unnamed wife of Pontius Pilate appears only once in the Gospel of Matthew (27:19), where she intercedes with Pilate on Jesus' behalf. It is uncertain whether Pilate was actually married, although it is likely. In later tradition, she becomes known as Procula (Latin: Procula), Procla (Ancient Greek: Πρόκλα) or Procle and plays a role in various New Testament Apocrypha. At a later date, she acquires the name Claudia Procula in Western tradition, as well as other names and variants of these names. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pontius Pilate's wife is the 679th most popular religious figure (up from 687th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Israel (up from 94th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Pontius Pilate's wife is most famous for being the woman mentioned in the Bible who washes Jesus's feet with her hair and then wipes them with her hair.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pontius Pilate's wife ranks 679 out of 3,187. Before her are Lydia of Thyatira, Jael, Richard Williamson, Peter Waldo, Angelus Silesius, and Ja'far ibn Abi Talib. After her are John of God, Huineng, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Qasim ibn Muhammad, Al-Nasa'i, and Péter Erdő.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 6, Pontius Pilate's wife ranks 3. Before her are John the Apostle, and Nero Julius Caesar. After her is Lucilius Junior. Among people deceased in 100, Pontius Pilate's wife ranks 29. Before her are Dionysius the Areopagite, Nicodemus, Thecla, Apollos, Zebedee, and Lydia of Thyatira. After her are Silas, Valerius Maximus, Ananias of Damascus, Pomponius Mela, Phoebe, and Cornelius the Centurion.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Pontius Pilate's wife ranks 87 out of 466. Before her are Uzziah (-900), Pope Theodore I (600), Unas (-2400), Yuval Noah Harari (1976), Manasseh (-709), and Yochanan Vollach (1945). After her are Isaac Herzog (1960), Aaron Ciechanover (1947), Ahaziah of Judah (-900), Micah (-737), Ezer Weizman (1924), and Al-Maqdisi (945).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Pontius Pilate's wife ranks 39. Before her are Rabbi Akiva (50), Annas (-22), Nicodemus (-50), Penitent thief (-18), Canaan (null), and Pope Theodore I (600). After her are Micah (-737), Epiphanius of Salamis (315), Zephaniah (-701), Isaac Luria (1534), Philip the Evangelist (100), and Saint Petronilla (50).

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