Hanging

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HANGING.?See Crimes and Punishments, ? 10; Gallows.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909

Criminals were usually put to death before hanging, for ignominy (Jos_10:26). The bodies were removed before nightfall in order not to defile the land (Deu_21:22-23). Hence our Lord's body as those of the two thieves was taken from the cross before the "high day" of the approaching "sabbath" (Joh_19:31).
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.

Hanging. The "hanging" was a curtain or 'covering' to close an entrance; one was placed before the door of the Tabernacle. Exo_26:36-37; Exo_39:38.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863

hang?ing (תּלה, tālāh, ?to hang up,? ?suspend,? 2Sa_21:12; Deu_28:66; Job_26:7; Psa_137:2; Son_4:4; Hos_11:7): Generally, where the word is used in connection with punishments, it appears to have reference to the hanging of the corpse after execution. We find but two clear instances of death by hanging, i.e. strangulation - those of Ahithophel and Judas ((2Sa_17:23; Mat_27:5), and both these were eases of suicide, not of execution. The foregoing Hebrew word is clearly used for ?hanging? as a mode of execution in Est_5:14; Est_6:4; Est_7:9; Est_8:7; Est_9:13, Est_9:14, Est_9:25; but probably the ?gallows? or ?tree? (עץ, ‛ēc) was a stake for the purpose of impaling the victim. It could be lowered for this purpose, then raised ?fifty cubits high? to arrest the public gaze. The Greek word used in Mat_27:5 is ἀπάγχεσθαι, apágchesthai, ?to strangle oneself.? See HDB, article ?Hanging,? for an exhaustive discussion.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.

Hanging [PUNISHMENTS]
The Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
by John Kitto.

Hanging
(as a punishment, הוֹקַיעִ, to impale with dislocation of the limbs, Num_25:4; 2Sa_21:6; 2Sa_21:9; תָּלָה, to suspend, as among the Hebrews, Deu_21:22; the Egyptians, Gen_40:19; and the Persians, Est_7:10; Est_5:14; κρεμάννυμι). SEE CRUCIFIXION. Hanging on a tree or gibbet appears to have been a mark of infamy, inflicted on the dead bodies of criminals, rather than a punishment, as modern nations employ it. The person suspended was considered as a curse, an abomination in the sight of God, and as receiving this token of infamy at his hand. The body, nevertheless, was to be taken e down and buried on the same day. The hanging mentioned in 2Sa_21:6, was the work of the Gibeonites, and not of the Hebrews. Posthumous suspension of this kind, for the purpose of conferring ignominy, differs materially from the crucifixion that was practiced by the Romans, although the Jews gave such an extent to the law in Deu_21:22-23, as to include the last-named punishment (Joh_19:31; Act_5:30; Gal_3:13; 1Pe_2:24). The more recent Jews attributed the origin of the punishment of strangulation to Moses, and supposed it to have been meant by the phrase, “He shall die the death,”but without cause. SEE PUNISHMENT.

CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.

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