What Is Halberd in the Bible?
Object
An old weapon: a long pole with a point and an ax blade.
A detail
- In the Bible: the one who carries it is a “halberdier.” Herod sent one, an executioner, to cut off the head of John the Baptist in prison.
Where it appears in the Bible
Mark 6:27
What the Bible says
Mark 6:27
But sending an executioner, he commanded that his head should be brought in a dish.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “alabarda”