King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Soothsayer
CategoryCultural Term / Forbidden Practice
Modern Equivalenta diviner; a fortune teller; one who predicts the future by occult means.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionOne who claims the ability to foretell the future through occult means — divination, omens, or spiritism. Expressly forbidden under Mosaic Law as an abomination. The practice implied trust in false spiritual powers rather than reliance on God's word and prophecy.
Key Verses"There shall not be found among you any one that... useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch." (Deuteronomy 18:10)