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What is a cat-of-nine tails?

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It was a whip that Jesus encountered before the he got crucified. It was called cat of nine tails because there were 9 strands and on the end of those nine strands were bits a pieces of metal or bone. This were placed there so it would dig into the skin and ripping it. Jesus got whipped 39 times. 39 x 9... do the math

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