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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Esther 5:14

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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5:14 A sharpened pole was a common device of execution (see also 2:23; Gen 40:19, 22; Josh 8:29). • Seventy-five feet is unusually high, but Haman wanted to make an example out of Mordecai, with everyone viewing his dead body. The number might be a hyperbole for effect—fifty cubits is an obviously round number—or it might reflect a stake placed high atop the city wall for public viewing.
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