Deuteronomy 18:11
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11 or cast spells, or function as mediums or psychics, or call forth the spirits of the dead.
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1 Samuel 28:11-14
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11 Finally, the woman said, “Well, whose spirit do you want me to call up?”
“Call up Samuel,” Saul replied.
12 When the woman saw Samuel, she screamed, “You’ve deceived me! You are Saul!”
13 “Don’t be afraid!” the king told her. “What do you see?”
“I see a god[a] coming up out of the earth,” she said.
14 “What does he look like?” Saul asked.
“He is an old man wrapped in a robe,” she replied. Saul realized it was Samuel, and he fell to the ground before him.
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- 28:13 Or gods.
Leviticus 19:31
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31 “Do not defile yourselves by turning to mediums or to those who consult the spirits of the dead. I am the Lord your God.
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