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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Magic
Thompson Chain Reference
• Magic
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Magic; Egypt, Curious Arts
Dictionaries
American Tract Society
• Magic
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Magic
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Magic
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Magic
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Magic
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Magic Bands
• Divination and Magic
• Band, Magic
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Magic, Divination, and Sorcery
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Magic
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Magic
People's Bible Dictionary
• Magic
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Magic
Webster Dictionary
• Magically
• Magical
• Magic
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Magic
• Magic Square
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Magic; Magician
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Magic
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Magic
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Magic
Lexicons
• ܚܰܪܳܫܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
• μαγεία , μαγία
• μαγεύω
• περίεργος

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.