Matthew Poole and continuators on Deuteronomy 18:11
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Deuteronomy18:11
11 Or a charmer , or a consulter with familiar spirits , or a wizard , or a necromancer .
One that charmeth Serpents or other cattel, Psal. 58. 6. Or, a fortune-teller, that foretelleth the events of mens lives by the conjunctions of the stars, &c. See more on Levit. 19. 31. and 20. 6.
Whom they call upon by certain words or rites to engage them in evil designs.
Heb. a knowing or cunning man, who by any superstitious or forbidden wayes undertakes the revelation of secret things.
One that calleth up and enquireth of the dead, 1 Sam. 28. 8. Isa. 8. 19.
Marginal references: Lev. 20. 27.; 1 Sam. 28. 7.
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