Dictionary of Bible Themes Death by suspension from the neck or impaling on a pole, or the suspension of a body after execution by another means. 2 Samuel 17:23Suicide by hanging Matthew 27:5Genesis 40:18-22 Execution by hanging or impaling Acts 5:30; 10:39The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is described as hanging on a tree: Ezra 6:11Esther 2:23 fn; 7:9-10; 9:12-13 Impalement: Deuteronomy 21:22Hanging after execution Joshua 8:29; 10:262 Samuel 4:12; 21:9-10 Deuteronomy 21:23 Anyone hung on a tree was under God's curse Galatians 3:13See also 2530 Christ, death of5025 killing 5067 suicide 5281 crucifixion 5323 gate 5359 justice 5827 curse 7346 death penalty |



