Hostage
Every entry below is printed as its editors wrote it, with the edition named.
Easton's 1897
A person delivered into the hands of another as a security for the performance of some promise, etc. (2 Kings 14:14; 2 Chr. 25:24).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain
ISBE 1915
hos'-taj.
See WAR.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
2 references found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible
See also
Sources
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain