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There Was No Cavalry at Calvary
Posted by Editormum on Monday, 7 July 2003 in Usage and Diction | ∞
At least, not a cavalry as we know it. A cavalry, pronounced /kav ul ree/, is a group of mounted soldiers. Calvary, pronounced /kal vuh ree/, is the place where Jesus was crucified, on Mount Golgotha, just outside the gates of Jerusalem. While there were soldiers present at the Crucifixion, they were infantry — Roman […]