Bible Dictionary
Necromancer
A necromancer is one who seeks information by consulting the dead. Such practices were forbidden in Israel and are associated with forbidden divination.
Definition
A necromancer is one who interrogates the dead in an attempt to discover hidden knowledge or the secrets of the future. Necromancy is associated with forbidden divination.
Biblical Usage
The practice is mentioned in connection with consulting the dead, including the episode in which Saul sought a woman who had a familiar spirit. It is presented as an illicit means of seeking knowledge.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Deut. 15:11), i.e., “one who interrogates the dead,” as the word literally means, with the view of discovering the secrets of futurity (comp. 1 Sam. 28:7). (See DIVINATION.)