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([[1 Sam. Samuel 15:23; 2 Kings 9:22; 2 Chr. 33:6; Micah 5:12; Nahum 3:4; Gal. 5:20). In the popular sense of the word no mention is made either of witches or of witchcraft in Scripture.]]
The "witch of En-dor" ([[1 Sam. Samuel 28) was a necromancer, i.e., one who feigned to hold converse with the dead. The damsel with "a spirit of divination" (]] [[2 Kings 9:22]] [[2 Chroncles 33:6]] [[Micah 5:12]] [[Nahum 3:4]] [[Acts 16:16) was possessed by an evil spirit, or, as the words are literally rendered, "having a spirit, a pithon." The reference is to the heathen god Apollo, who was regarded as the god of prophecy.]] [[Galatians 5:20]] {{returnto}} [[Easton's Bible Dictionary]] | [[Witchcraft]]
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In the popular sense of the word no mention is made either of witches or of witchcraft in [[Scripture]]. The "witch of Endor" ([[1 Samuel 28]]) was a necromancer, i.e., one who feigned to hold converse with the dead. The damsel with "a spirit of divination" ([[Acts 16:16]]) was possessed by an evil spirit, or, as the words are literally rendered, "having a spirit, a pithon." The reference is to the heathen god [[Apollo]], who was regarded as the god of prophecy.
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