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  • What happened if one of the judges found a reason to acquit the man?
    They stopped the execution and returned him to the courthouse.
  • Where was the place of stoning located?
    Outside the court, a little beyond it.
  • Who were the court agents?
    The people leading the condemned man to his execution.
  • What happened if the judges found a good reason to acquit him?
    They released him immediately.
  • Why did the crier make the announcement?
    To let everyone know the reason and to allow anyone with proof to come forward
  • What could someone do if they knew a reason to acquit the man?
    They could step forward and share it to try to save him.
  • Who went out before the condemned man?
    A announcer.
  • What did waving the cloths mean?
    That there was a new reason to stop the execution.
  • Who stood at the entrance of the court?
    A man holding cloths in his hand.
  • What happened to a person found guilty in court of a sin punishable by stoning?
    He was taken outside to be stoned.
  • How many times could the man be brought back to court if he had a reason?
    Even four or five times.
  • What happened if the judges did not find a reason to acquit him?
    He went out to be stoned.
  • Why was the man on the horse watching the man with the cloths?
    To see if he waved the cloths as a signal.
  • What would the man on the horse do if he saw the signal?
    He would ride quickly to stop the court agents.
  • What did the announcer announce?
    The man’s name, his father’s name, his sin, and the witnesses against him.
  • What did the people who heard the blasphemer do before he was stoned?
    They placed their hands on his head.
  • Could the man himself give a reason to acquit?
    Yes, if his words had meaning.
  • Who did the stoning?
    All the congregation.
  • Who sat on a horse nearby?
    Another man who could see the man with the cloths.