Bible Dictionary

Witch, Witchcrafts

Sin & Judgment • Both
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Witchcrafts are practices of magic, enchantment, or occult power. Scripture condemns them as rebellion against God and associates them with idolatry, deception, and spiritual opposition to the Lord.

Definition

Witchcrafts are practices identified with divination or magic. The supplied material refers to them through the related subjects of divination, magic, and magicians, without providing a fuller separate description of the term.

Biblical Usage

The entry’s biblical associations are those of divination and magic. No additional biblical appearances or specific passages are supplied in the source material.

Historical Bible Dictionaries

Smith's Bible Dictionary
[Divination; Magic, Magicians]
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