Sorcerer
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Easton's 1897
From the Latin sortiarius, one who casts lots, or one who tells the lot of others. (See DIVINATION.)
In Dan. 2:2 it is the rendering of the Hebrew mekhashphim, i.e., mutterers, men who professed to have power with evil spirits. The practice of sorcery exposed to severest punishment (Mal. 3:5; Rev. 21:8; 22:15).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain
Smith's 1884
[DIVINATION]
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain
ISBE 1915
From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.
See ASTROLOGY, 1; DIVINATION; MAGIC; WITCHCRAFT.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
4 references found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible
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Sources
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain