Women at the Crucifixion

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Women at the Crucifixion

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A form of torture and execution in the ancient world that involved fixing a person to a wooden post or tree using ropes or nails; used in the execution of Jesus.

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Crucifixion

Crucifixion (σταυροω, stauroō, “put up posts”; cruci affigare, “bind to a cross”; תלה‎, tlh, “hang”; צלב‎, tslb, “hang”). A form of torture and execution in the ancient world that involved fixing a person to a wooden post or tree using ropes or nails; used in the execution of Jesus.

Galilee

Galilee (גְּלִיל‎, gelil). A region in the northern part of Israel. The site of many biblical events, especially in the life of Christ. Jesus grew up in Galilee.

Galilee, Critical Issues

Galilee, History of Reviews the history of Galilee under the major ruling powers from the 10th century bc onward.

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Crucifixion

CRUCIFIXION. The act of nailing or binding a living victim or sometimes a dead person to a cross or stake (stauros or skolops) or a tree (xylon). Generally Herodotus uses the verb anaskolopizein of living persons and anastauroun of corpses. After him the verbs become synonyms, “to crucify.” Josephus

Galilee

GALILEE. The northernmost region of the land of Israel. Culturally and historically it is characterized by its close proximity to the coastal cultures of Canaan-Phoenicia on the W and NW and to the inland Syrian-Aramaean cultures on the E and NE. The character and culture of Galilee and its neighbors

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Crucifixion

Crucifixion. Form of execution employed in the death of Jesus Christ. Two concepts related to crucifixion occur in Scripture: the “cross,” a pagan mode of capital punishment, and the “tree,” which was a Jewish form. Jesus’ crucifixion was the means by which he procured atonement for humanity. The term

Galilee, Galileans

Galilee, Galileans. Area in northern Palestine which, in Israel’s earlier history, had boundaries which were not clearly defined but which became more precisely defined in the period of Roman rule. The English name “Galilee” comes from two Hebrew words meaning “circuit” or “district.”The Horns of

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Galilee

Galilee gal’ə-lē [Heb gālîl—‘circuit, district, cylinder,’ in construct ‘the region of’; Gk galilaía]. The northern portion of Palestine, scene of most of the earthly ministry of Jesus. I. Name II. Location III. Physical FeaturesA. Coastal PlainB. Upper GalileeC. Lower GalileeD. Plain of

Gilgal

5. Joshua 12:23 refers to “King of Goiim in [or at] Gilgal”; but most scholars follow the LXX in reading glyl (gālîl, Galilee) for glgl (Gilgal). If Goiim is to be identified with Harosheth-ha-goiim (Jgs. 4:2), this place (or area) would be in Galilee. 1 Macc. 9:2, in its best-attested reading, refers

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Crucifixion

CRUCIFIXION Form of execution employed in the death of Jesus Christ. Two concepts related to crucifixion occur in Scripture: the “cross,” a pagan mode of capital punishment, and the “tree,” which was a Jewish form. Jesus’ crucifixion was the means by which he procured atonement for humanity. The term

Galilee

GALILEE Area in northern Palestine that, in Israel’s earlier history, had boundaries that were not clearly defined but that became more precisely defined in the period of Roman rule. The English name Galilee comes from two Hebrew words meaning “circuit” or “district.”Historical Background In OT times

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Crucifixion

crucifixion, a means of execution that involved fastening a person to a cross so death would be slow and painful. Grisly spectacles involving the crucifixion of sometimes hundreds or even thousands of victims were arranged for the intimidation of besieged cities, the punishment of conquered peoples,

Galilee

Galilee (gal´uh-lee; Heb. Galil), the region of the Levant that is situated between the Litani River in modern Lebanon and the Jezreel Valley in modern Israel. The designation “Galilee” first occurs as a proper name in Joshua (20:7; 21:32) and in Chronicles (1 Chron. 6:76) in reference to the site of

Gilgal

Gilgal (gil´gal; Heb., “circle,” probably of stones).1 A town located between Jericho and the Jordan. This Gilgal served as the Israelites’ first encampment after crossing the Jordan (Josh. 3–4), and it became Joshua’s base of operations. It is probably to be identified with modern Khirbet el-Mafjir,

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Galilee

GALILEE. The northernmost section of three in Palestine W of the Jordan River. Northern Galilee is mountainous (up to 4,000 feet above sea level) extending S from the Leontes River (Nahr el-Litani), which terminates the Lebanons, c. 30 miles to Wadi esh-Shaghur that flows toward Acco (Ptolemais). Southern

The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition

Cross, Crucifixion

CROSS, CRUCIFIXION. The Gk. word for ‘cross (stauros; verb stauroō; Lat. crux, crucifigo, ‘I fasten to a cross’) means primarily an upright stake or beam, and secondarily a stake used as an instrument for punishment and execution. It is used in this latter sense in the NT. The noun occurs 28 times and

Galilee

GALILEE (Heb. gālîl, ‘ring, circle’, hence a ‘district, region’). The regional name of part of N Palestine, which was the scene of Christ’s boyhood and early ministry. The origin of the name as applied here is uncertain. It occurs occasionally in the OT (e.g. Jos. 20:7; 1 Ki. 9:11), and notably in

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Crucifixion

CrucifixionA particularly horrible mode of punishment by which a person (or sometimes the corpse of an executed victim) was nailed or bound to a cross (Gk. staurós, †; also in the form of an X- or T-shaped structure), or to a stake or tree.Crucifixion (from Lat. cru., “cross,” and a form of the verb

Galilee

Galilee (Heb. gālɩ̂l; Gk. Galilaɩ́a)The northern region of Palestine, shaped by geology, prehistory, and historic circumstance for an important role in the emergence of both Judaism and Christianity. Called Galilee since at least the 7th century b.c.e., the region was bounded roughly by the Esdraelon

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Crucifixion

CROSS (Gk. staurós; Lat. crux), CRUCIFIXION (cf. stauróō “crucify”). † Use of an upright stake as an instrument of torture and execution attained particular significance as the culmination of Christ’s persecution and thus as a symbol of his atonement for mankind.Crucifixion is first attested

Galilee

Galilee [gălˊə lə̄] (Heb. gālîl “circle” or “district”).† The northernmost region of ancient Israel. The name means “district,” and is short for “district of the nations.” In Isa. 9:1 (MT 8:23) the name is partially translated “Galilee of the nations.” Later the area was referred to simply as

The Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land

Galilee

GALILEE The northern part of Palestine, also called ‘Galilee of the nations’ after the Assyrian conquest (Isa. 9:1), possibly because of the many nations which dwelt in that part of the country before the Israelite conquest. Galilee is bordered by the Jezreel Valley on the south, the Sea of Galilee on

Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels

Galilee

Galilee1. History and Geography2. Society and Religion3. Jesus and Galilee

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