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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