Easton: Bastinado

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Source: Matthew Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897) (Bastinado) · external_aligned

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

Witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15)

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