Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
BAND. A band of Roman soldiers consisted of the tenth part of a legion, called a "cohort;" it varied, according to the size of the legion, from 400 to 600 soldiers. Matt 27:27; Acts 21:31, and elsewhere.
BAND. A band of Roman soldiers consisted of the tenth part of a legion, called a "cohort;" it varied, according to the size of the legion, from 400 to 600 soldiers. Matt 27:27; Acts 21:31, and elsewh…
BAND. A band of Roman soldiers consisted of the tenth part of a legion, called a "cohort;" it varied, according to the size of the legion, from 400 to 600 soldiers. Matt 27:27; Acts 21:31, and elsewhere.