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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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One who pretended to discover unknown and future events by summoning and interrogating the dead, Deuteronomy 18:10,11 , a crime punishable by stoning to death, Leviticus 20:27 . See SORCERER . No good reason can be given for believing that such pretended communications with departed spirits are less offensive to God now than in the time of Moses.

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Necromancer'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​n/necromancer.html. 1859.
 
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