Egyptian Whips
The whips pictured here could have been used on animals or people. Horse whips appear in some portrayals of military campaigns. Egyptians inflicted corporal punishment with either whips or rods. The whips shown here are mild compared to the Roman scourges used on Jesus (Luke 18:33); these incorporated bits of stone, bone, or metal into the cords. Judah’s young and untested king Rehoboam threatened to punish his subjects more harshly than his father Solomon had done, precipitating the break between Judah and Israel (1 Kgs 12:14).
Exod 5:14, Josh 23:13, 1 Kgs 12:11, 14, Prov 26:3, Luke 18:33, John 19:1
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