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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. | ||
| + | ==Bible passages== | ||
| − | + | [[1 Samuel 15:23]] | |
| − | + | [[1 Samuel 28]] | |
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| + | [[2 Kings 9:22]] | ||
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| + | [[2 Chronicles 33:6]] | ||
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| + | [[Micah 5:12]] | ||
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| + | [[Nahum 3:4]] | ||
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| + | [[Acts 16:16]] | ||
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| + | [[Galatians 5:20]] | ||
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| + | {{returnto}} [[Easton's Bible Dictionary]] | [[Witchcraft]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Witchcraft]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:38, 18 November 2008
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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