Attention!
Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine.
Click to donate today!
Click to donate today!
Bible Dictionaries
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Hanging
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
Criminals were usually put to death before hanging, for ignominy (Joshua 10:26). The bodies were removed before nightfall in order not to defile the land (Deuteronomy 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" (John 19:31).
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Hanging'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/fbd/h/hanging.html. 1949.