“When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean.”
On hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean — the Galilee information is Pilate's political escape: if the prisoner is Galilean, he falls under Herod's jurisdiction. The question establishes the basis for the transfer.
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