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“‘A man or a woman that is a medium or is a wizard shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones. Their blood shall be upon themselves.’”
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Verse 27. Spirit. Hebrew ob, means also a bottle. See Calmet. 19:31. If those who consult such people be guilty, the authors of the delusion deserve death still more. Bible.—The spirit of python is no other than the spirit of the devil, or of Apollo, who was called Pythius, on account of his having slain the serpent python. His oracles were in great request, as he was supposed to know the secrets of futurity. Calmet.
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