1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Leviticus 20:27 | *A man, or woman, in whom there is a pythonical or divining spirit, dying let them die: they shall stone them: their blood be upon them. Deuteronomy 18:11.; 1 Kings 28:7. | Spirit. Hebrew ob, means also a bottle. See Leviticus 19:31. If those who consult such people be guilty, the authors of the delusion deserve death still more. (Haydock) --- 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) |