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Prisons


Antiquity of—Ge 39:20

KINDS OF, MENTIONED

Dungeons attached to—Jer 38:6; Zec 9:11

Were under the care of a keeper—Ge 39:21

USED FOR CONFINING

Confinement in, often awarded as a punishment—Ezr 7:26

Confinement in, considered a severe punishment—Lu 22:33

PLACES USED AS

The king had power to commit to—1Ki 22:27

Magistrates had power to commit to—Mt 5:25

PERSONS CONFINED IN

The king had power to release from—Ge 40:21

Magistrates had power to release from—Ac 16:35,36

KEEPERS OF

ILLUSTRATIVE OF