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