Bible Dictionary
Drown
To drown is to perish by being overwhelmed with water. Drowning appears in Scripture as a form of death and as a warning concerning severe judgment on those who cause others to stumble.
Definition
To drown is to perish by being overwhelmed with water. Drowning was known as a method of execution and as a form of death in biblical times.
Biblical Usage
The drowning of armies appears in the account of the Red Sea and in other biblical descriptions. Jesus referred to drowning when warning about causing one of His little ones to stumble.
Historical Background
The supplied material states that drowning was a form of capital punishment among the Syrians and was known among the Jews in the time of Jesus.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Ex. 15:4; Amos 8:8; Heb. 11:29). Drowning was a mode of capital punishment in use among the Syrians, and was known to the Jews in the time of our Lord. To this he alludes in Matt. 18:6.