| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| | | Divination. | | |
There are numerous species of divination referred to in the Bible. The Hebrew word is added in italics.
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| JUDICIAL ASTROLOGY (Meonen). |
| AUGURY (Menachesch). |
| WITCHCRAFT (Mecascheph). |
| ENCHANTMENT (Ithoberon). |
| CASTING LOTS (Indeoni). |
| By INTERROGATING SPIRITS. |
| By NECROMANOY (1 Sam. xxviii. 12). |
| By RHABDOMANCY (Hosea iv. 12). |
| By TERAPHIM or household idols. |
| By HEPATOSCOPY or inspecting the liver of animals. |
| By DREAMS and their interpretations. |
| Divination by fire, air, and water; thunder, lightning, and meteros; etc. |
| The Urim and Thummin was a prophetic breastplate worn by the High Priest. |
| (Consult: Gen. xxxvii. 5–11; xl. xli.; 1 Sam. xxviii. 12; 2 Chron. xxxiii. 6; Prov. xvi. 33; Ezek. xxi. 21; Hosea iii. 4, 5, etc.) | |
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