Bible Dictionary
Stoning
Stoning was a form of execution or punishment prescribed for certain offenses under the Mosaic law. It was also carried out against individuals such as Achan, Naboth, Stephen, and, unsuccessfully, Paul.
Definition
Stoning was a form of execution or judicial punishment in which a condemned person was killed by stones. It was prescribed under the Mosaic law for certain offenses and was also carried out in several recorded cases.
Biblical Usage
The law prescribed stoning for specified offenses. Achan, Naboth, and Stephen were stoned, while Paul was stoned and left for dead. The punishment therefore appears both in Israelite legal regulations and in later accounts of persecution.
Historical Background
The supplied material identifies stoning as one of the punishments used in biblical times but provides no further description of its judicial procedure.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A form of punishment (Lev. 20:2; 24:14; Deut. 13:10; 17:5; 22:21) prescribed for certain offences. Of Achan (Josh. 7:25), Naboth (1 Kings 21), Stephen (Acts 7:59), Paul (Acts 14:19; 2 Cor. 11:25).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
[Punishments]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ston'-ing. See PUNISHMENTS.</p>