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Executioner

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Executioner. The post of executioner was one of high dignity. Potiphar was "captain of the executioners." Genesis 37:36. See margin. That the "captain of the guard" himself occasionally performed the duty of an executioner appears from 1 Kings 2:25; 1 Kings 2:34.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Executioner'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​e/executioner.html. 1901.
 
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