(, ets, a tree or wood), a post or gibbet, rendered in Est 6:4 “gallows,” but in Gen 40:19, and Deu 21:22, “tree.” Hanging appears to have been a punishment practised among the Egyptians and other ancient nations, as well as among the Hebrews. SEE PUNISHMENT. <\/p>\n
Heb. ‘ets, meaning “a tree” (Esther 6:4<\/span>), a post or gibbet. In Gen. 40:19<\/span> and Deut. 21:22<\/span> the word is rendered “tree.”<\/p>\n GALLOWS.This word occurs eight times in EV [Note: English Version.] in the Book of Esther only (Est 5:14 etc.) as the rendering of the ordinary Heb. word for tree (see margins). It is very doubtful if death by strangulation is intendedtree in all probability having here its frequent sense of pole, on which, as was customary in Persia, the criminal was impaled (see Crimes and Punishments, 10).<\/p>\n A. R. S. Kennedy.<\/p>\n galoz. See HANGING; PUNISHMENTS.<\/p>\n The word is ets, frequently translated ‘tree’ and ‘wood,’ and gives no idea of the form of the gallows. It was some frame-work made or erected on which Mordecai was to have been hanged. Haman no doubt intended by the great height of the gallows (about 23 yards) that the hanging of his victim should have been well seen in the city. It was seen from the palace, and, under the providence of God, he was himself hanged thereon. Esther 5 – Esther 9<\/p>\n Used for execution of criminals<\/p>\n Est 2:23<\/span>; Est 5:14<\/span>; Est 6:4<\/span>; Est 7:9-10<\/span>; Est 9:13<\/span>; Est 9:25<\/span> <\/p>\n \n Reproach of being hanged upon<\/p>\n Gal 3:13<\/span> Punishment<\/span> <\/p>\n Gallows. See Punishments.<\/p>\n Jos 8:29<\/span>; Jos 10:26<\/span>; Est 7:10<\/span>; Est 9:13<\/span>; Gal 3:13 Gallows (, ets, a tree or wood), a post or gibbet, rendered in Est 6:4 “gallows,” but in Gen 40:19, and Deu 21:22, “tree.” Hanging appears to have been a punishment practised among the Egyptians and other ancient nations, as well as among the Hebrews. SEE PUNISHMENT. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature … Continue reading “GALLOWS”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-encyclopedic-dictionary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49756\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Gallows<\/h2>\n
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Gallows<\/h2>\n
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Gallows<\/h2>\n
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary <\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Gallows<\/h2>\n
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Gallows<\/h2>\n
Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
GALLOWS<\/h2>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nFuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"