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Belomancy

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Gr. 00os, a dart, and µavr€ia, prophecy or divination), a form of divination by means of arrows, practised by the Babylonians, Scythians and other ancient peoples. Nebuchadrezzar (Ezek. xxi. 21) resorted to this practice "when he stood in the parting of the way. .. to use divination: he made his arrows bright."

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Belomancy'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​b/belomancy.html. 1910.
 
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