swell to as many as two hundred thousand.2 This would be especially true during Passover. One can imagine how the crowded streets made it difficult to maneuver through the city. Passover pilgrims often arrived in Jerusalem up to a week beforehand to make the necessary preparations for the feast—buy the necessary supplies and perform any required purification rituals—and to secure a location within the boundaries of Jerusalem to eat the Passover meal. While pilgrims did not normally ride into Jerusalem,