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Stoning (סָקַל, saqal, λιθάζω, lithazō). A method of capital punishment where the executioners hurl rocks and stones at the convicted until they are dead (e.g., Exod 19:13). This was the punishment for apostasy (Lev 20:2; Deut 13:11; 17:5), blasphemy (e.g., Lev 24:14), sorcery (Lev 20:27), sabbath violation (Num 15:35–36), misusing Yahweh’s name (Josh 7:25), and adultery with a foreign wife.
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