POSTS
Special messengers in the East, sent on occasions of importance, when they rode swiftly, and in many cases with fresh horses or dromedaries awaiting them at convenient distances, Gen 8:10-14 . Job says, “My days are swifter than a post,” Job 9:25 . Footrunners were also employed, 2Sa 18:22-27 ; and experienced runners will tire down and outrun a horse on long journeys. See FOOTMEN.
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Posts
ruts. The dispatch of letters with speed was of early date. Job said, “Now my days are swifter than a post.” Job 9:25. When Hezekiah proclaimed a Passover for all Israel he sent letters of invitation by ‘runners’ from city to city. 2Ch 30:6; 2Ch 30:10. The posts sent with the decree from Shushan the palace went on horses, mules, camels, and young dromedaries, “being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment.” Est 3:13; Est 3:15; Est 8:10; Est 8:14. In the prophecy of God’s judgements on Babylon it is said that the news should be carried to the king by one post running to meet another. Jer 51:31. By dividing large districts into small departments with a post-house in each, in which ‘runners’ and animals were always kept ready, despatches could quickly be dispersed in various directions.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
POSTS
runners
2Ch 30:6; Est 3:13; Est 8:10; Job 9:25; Jer 51:31