Dictionary of Bible Themes A wooden structure, sometimes a tree, used to impale or display a body after death, or for execution by hanging. Those hanged on gallows were deemed to be under God's curse. Ezra 6:11A gallows used for impalement and display of bodies See also Joshua 8:29; 10:262 Samuel 4:12 Esther 7:9-10 A gallows used for execution See also Esther 2:23; 9:13Galatians 3:13 Those hanged on gallows are under God's curse See also Deuteronomy 21:23See also 4532 vegetables5281 crucifixion 5331 hanging 5482 punishment 5827 curse 7346 death penalty |
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