Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, May 4th, 2024
the Fifth Week after Easter
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!

Bible Dictionaries
Magic

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Magi or Wise Men
Next Entry
Magog
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

In the Bible, all the superstitious ceremonies of magicians, sorcerers, enchanters, necromancers, spiritualists, exorcists, astrologers, soothsayers, interpreters of dreams, fortune-tellers, casters of nativities, etc., which are all forbidden by the law of God, whether practiced to hurt or to benefit mankind. It was also forbidden to consult magicians on pain of death, Leviticus 19:31 20:6 . See ENCHANTMENTS and SORCERERS.

Bibliography Information
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Magic'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​m/magic.html. 1859.
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile