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Easton's Bible Dictionary

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  • A runner, or courier, for the rapid transmission of letters, etc. (2 Chronicles 30:6; Esther 3:13,15; 8:10,14; Job 9:25; Jeremiah 51:31 ). Such messengers were used from very early times. Those employed by the Hebrew kings had a military character (1 Samuel 22:17; 2 Kings 10:25 , "guard," marg. "runners"). The modern system of postal communication was first established by Louis XI. of France in A.D. 1464.

  • This word sometimes also is used for lintel or threshold (Isaiah 6:4 ).

    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Post'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​p/post.html. 1897.
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