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stone, stones, stoning

Definition:

A stone is a small rock. To "stone" someone is to throw stones and larger rocks at that person with the intention of killing him. A "stoning" is an event in which someone was stoned.

• In ancient times, stoning was a common method of executing people as punishment for crimes they had committed.
• God commanded the Israelite leaders to stone people for certain sins, such as adultery.
• In the New Testament, Jesus forgave a woman caught in adultery and stopped people from stoning her.
• Stephen, who was the first person in the Bible to be killed for testifying about Jesus, was stoned to death.
• In the city of Lystra, the apostle Paul was stoned, but he did not die from his wounds.

(See also: adultery, commit, crime, death, Lystra, testimony)

Bible References:

• Acts 07:57-58
• Acts 07:59-60
• Acts 14:5-7
• Acts 14:19-20
• John 08:4-6
• Luke 13:34-35
• Luke 20:5-6
• Matthew 23:37-39

Word Data:

• Strong's: H68, H69, H1382, H1496, H1530, H2106, H2672, H4676, H4678, H5601, H5619, H6443, H6697, H6872, H7275, H7671, G2642, G2991, G3034, G3035, G3036, G3037, G4348, G5586