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If a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and you hang him on a tree;
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A Post-Execution Disgrace
Commentators clarify that in ancient Israel, hanging on a tree was not a method of execution. Instead, it was a post-mortem act of extreme public disgrace for those who had already been put to death for a capital crime. This added shame was meant to be a powerful deterrent and a sign of a heinous offense.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
There were four methods of execution in use among the ancient Jews: stoning (Exodus 17:4; Deuteronomy 13:10, and other passa…
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 21:22–23.— HANGING.
And he be put to death. —Better, and he has been put to death.
16th Century
Protestant
The object of this precept was to banish inhumanity and barbarism from the chosen people, and also to impress upon them horror even of a just execu…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death This before mentioned, or any other that deserves death, any kind o…
By the law of Moses, the touch of a dead body was defiling. Therefore, dead bodies must not be left hanging, as that would defile the land.
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