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Hostage

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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A person delivered into the hands of another as a security for the performance of some promise, etc. (2 Kings 14:14; 2 Chronicles 25:24 ).

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Hostage'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​h/hostage.html. 1897.
 
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