Gallows, in the Book of Esther, was probably not the same as we define…
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H6086&t=KJV&cscs=Est
This was most likely different than what we think of today as a gallows. The Companion Bible margin defines gallows as a tree, or a stake to which a criminal was fastened till he died. The same word for cross. Compare with Esther 2:23, 7:9, Acts 5:30, 10:39, 13:29, and 1 Peter 2:24. I have also included a link for further word study.
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This was most likely different than what we think of today as a gallows. The Companion Bible margin defines gallows as a tree, or a stake to which a criminal was fastened till he died. The same word for cross. Compare with Esther 2:23, 7:9, Acts 5:30, 10:39, 13:29, and 1 Peter 2:24. I have also included a link for further word study.
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