were called sorcerers and necromancers; people who spoke to the (human) dead. Many believe the word familiar (coming from the Latin world familiaris, meaning “household servant”), to express the idea of a helpful spirit that obeys the necromancer or sorcerer’s ...
The biblical expression "familiar spirit" often refers to a ghos t, and th e King James Version of the Bible takes great liberty in construing statements abo ut "them that have familiar spirits" as referring to spirit mediums, even when that is not always intended in the Hebrew. The ...
What is a meaning of familiar? (Entry 1 of 2) 1 :a member of the household of a high official. 2 : one who is often seen and well known especially : an intimate associate : companion. 3 : a spirit often embodied in an animal and held to attend and serve or guard a person the ...
HOWEVER, like so much else these days, that original meaning will likely end up being flushed down the Memory Hole one day soon. MORE:Is the Memory Hole in the Bible? LOOKING FOR THE END TIMES It feels surprising that most people do NOT know God’s Word YET those very same people appe...
each of whom gives his own solution of the question, clement or stern, according to the temper of his spirit. That enigma was this: “Can a good action be a bad action? Does not he who spares the wolf kill the sheep?” This question, as I say, meets with one answer after another...
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified) 耶路撒冷被围 29耶和华说:“亚利伊勒[a],亚利伊勒, 大卫安营的城啊! 你有祸了! 尽管你年复一年地守节期, 2我还是要叫你受苦。 你必悲伤哀号, 在我面前成为一座祭坛。 3我必把你团团围住, 屯兵围困你,