We really know very little, except that she was high-born, Roman, well-educated and wealthy.
She was not named in Matthew's gospel because naming a person makes them real and individual, and that was not the purpose of the gospel writer.
To him she was a symbol or a literary device rather than a real person - though she obviously existed.
The writer of Matthew's gospel wanted his listener/reader to focus on the incident and what it showed about Pilate, rather than on the person who was Pilate's wife.
How many Times was The Of Pilate Mentioned in the Bible?
How many Times was The Of Pilate Mentioned in the Bible?
There is only one reference to this woman, in Matthew's 27:19:
- 'While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him."
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