<P> Hard material can be affixed to multiple thongs to give a flesh - tearing `` bite '' . A scourge with these additions is called a scorpion . Scorpio is Latin for a Roman flagrum and is referred to in the Bible : 1 Kings 12 : 11 : `` ... My father scourged you with whips ; I will scourge you with scorpions '' said Rehoboam , referring to increased conscription and taxation beyond Solomon 's . The name testifies to the pain caused by the arachnid . Testifying to its generous Roman application is the existence of the Latin words Flagrifer ' carrying a whip ' and Flagritriba ' often - lashed slave ' . According to the Gospel of John , Pontius Pilate , the Roman governor of Judea , ordered Jesus to be scourged . </P>
<P> Hard material can be affixed to multiple thongs to give a flesh - tearing `` bite '' . A scourge with these additions is called a scorpion . Scorpio is Latin for a Roman flagrum and is referred to in the Bible : 1 Kings 12 : 11 : `` ... My father scourged you with whips ; I will scourge you with scorpions '' said Rehoboam , referring to increased conscription and taxation beyond Solomon 's . The name testifies to the pain caused by the arachnid . Testifying to its generous Roman application is the existence of the Latin words Flagrifer ' carrying a whip ' and Flagritriba ' often - lashed slave ' . According to the Gospel of John , Pontius Pilate , the Roman governor of Judea , ordered Jesus to be scourged . </P>
what type of whip was used on jesus
what type of whip was used on jesus
a scorpion
a scorpion