Bible Dictionaries
Dungeon
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Different from the ordinary prison in being more severe as a place of punishment. Like the Roman inner prison (Acts 16:24 ), it consisted of a deep cell or cistern (Jeremiah 38:6 ). To be shut up in, a punishment common in Egypt (Genesis 39:20; 40:3; 41:10; 42:19 ). It is not mentioned, however, in the law of Moses as a mode of punishment. Under the later kings imprisonment was frequently used as a punishment (2 Chronicles 16:10; Jeremiah 20:2; 32:2; 33:1; 37:15 ), and it was customary after the Exile (Matthew 11:2; Luke 3:20; Acts 5:18,21; Matthew 18:30 ). Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Dungeon'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/d/dungeon.html. 1897.