Stoning
A form of punishment (
Leviticus 20:2
;
24:14
;
Deuteronomy 13:10
;
17:5
;
22:21
) prescribed for certain offences. Of Achan (
Joshua 7:25
), Naboth (
1 Kings 21
), Stephen (
Acts 7:59
), Paul (
Acts 14:19
;
2 Corinthians 11:25
).
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