Illustrated Bible History
Ancient Bible Manners and Customs - Punishment for Prisoners
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Blinding a Prisoner |
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| This kind of punishment is still common in Persia on Prince who have declared to have forfeited their right to the throne. | |
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Bronze Fetters from Nineveh |
| Fetters were in various shape and materials. Those which were put on Zedekiah were made of brass or copper. | |
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Men Bridled |
| An illustration of prisoners brought to the king with iron ring thrust to their lower lip. | |
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In the Stocks |
| It is simply a bar of wood to which the feet of the prisoner is chained. | |
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Enemies Trampled on |
| Egypt, Assyria and Persia gives numerous account of the custom of conquerors trampling on the vanquished. |