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Magic

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: M By: James P. Boyd

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(of Magi). The magician’s art. Acting through occult agencies. Potent in Oriental religions (Ex. 7; 8). Forbidden (Lev. 19:31; 20:6³¹Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God. (Leviticus 19:31)
⁶And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. (Leviticus 20:6)).

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