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THE DICTIONARY — Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

beating, a mode of punishment common in the East. It is referred to by “the rod of correction” (Proverbs 22:15), “scourging” (Leviticus 19:20), “chastising” (Deuteronomy 22:18). The number of blows could not exceed forty (Deuteronomy 25:2, 3).

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