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superstition

superstition is a recurring theme in Scripture with relevance to the Christian life and biblical understanding.

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Overview

Explore what the Bible says about superstition. This collection of 13 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.

Topical Index

14 sub-topics from Nave's Topical Bible

General scriptures concerning

Acts 25:19

INSTANCES OF

Israelites, supposing that their defeat in battle with the Philistines was due to their not having brought with them the ark of the covenant

1 Samuel 4:3

Philistines, refusing to step on the threshold of the temple of Dagon after the image of Dagon had repeatedly fallen upon

1 Samuel 5:5

The belief of the Syrians concerning the help of the gods

1 Kings 20:23

Jews, attributing their calamities to having ceased offering sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven

Jeremiah 44:17-19

Nebuchadnezzar, supposing that the spirit of the gods was upon Daniel

Daniel 4:8,9

The sailors who threw Jonah into the sea

Jonah 1:4-16

The disciples, supposing they saw a ghost when Jesus came walking upon the lake

Matthew 14:26Mark 6:49,50

Herod Antipas, imagining that Jesus was actually John the Baptist risen from the dead

Mark 6:14,16

The Gadarenes (Gerasenes, Gergasenes), because Jesus expelled demons out of the man who lived among the tombs

Matthew 8:34

The disciples who were frightened at the appearance of Peter

Acts 12:14,15

The Ephesians, in their sorceries

Acts 19:13-19

The people of the island of Melita (Malta), in assuming that Paul was some sort of god

Acts 28:6

Key Verses

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Acts 25:19

General scriptures concerning

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1 Samuel 4:3

Israelites, supposing that their defeat in battle with the Philistines was due to their not having brought with them the ark of the covenant

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1 Samuel 5:5

Philistines, refusing to step on the threshold of the temple of Dagon after the image of Dagon had repeatedly fallen upon

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1 Kings 20:23

The belief of the Syrians concerning the help of the gods

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Jeremiah 44:17-19

Jews, attributing their calamities to having ceased offering sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven

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Daniel 4:8,9

Nebuchadnezzar, supposing that the spirit of the gods was upon Daniel

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Jonah 1:4-16

The sailors who threw Jonah into the sea

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Matthew 14:26

The disciples, supposing they saw a ghost when Jesus came walking upon the lake

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Mark 6:14,16

Herod Antipas, imagining that Jesus was actually John the Baptist risen from the dead

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Matthew 8:34

The Gadarenes (Gerasenes, Gergasenes), because Jesus expelled demons out of the man who lived among the tombs

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