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Easton's Bible Dictionary

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(Exodus 15:4; Amos 8:8; Hebrews 11:29 ). Drowning was a mode of capital punishment in use among the Syrians, and was known to the Jews in the time of our Lord. To this he alludes in Matthew 18:6 .

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Drown'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​d/drown.html. 1897.
 
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