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Deuteronomy 18:9 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 18 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Occult Practices Forbidden
“When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.”
Deuteronomy 18:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 18:9
When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations (כִּי אַתָּה בָּא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ לֹא־תִלְמַד לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּתוֹעֲבֹת הַגּוֹיִם הָהֵם)—the verb talmad (learn, teach yourself) implies deliberate adoption, not accidental exposure. Israel would encounter Canaanite practices; God forbids studying them for imitation.Abominations (to'evot) denotes what is detestable, ritually abhorrent, morally repulsive—particularly idolatrous practices. The phrase of those nations (hagoyim hahem) re...
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 18:9
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“where you go in to dispossess them”
“and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born”
“that you do not practice any of these abominable customs”