{"id":22365,"date":"2025-01-27T13:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T13:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=22365"},"modified":"2026-09-19T21:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T21:25:54","slug":"bible-witches-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/bible-witches-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Was die Bibel \u00fcber Hexen sagt \u2013 und was nicht"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Bible forbids sorcery and says nothing at all about the figure most people picture when they hear the word witch. That figure \u2014 the hat, the broom, the cauldron \u2014 is early modern European, and it has caused a great deal of harm. Both halves of that sentence matter. What Scripture actually prohibits The fullest list is in Deuteronomy, and it is a list of practices rather than of people: Let no one be found among you who sacrifices\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bible forbids sorcery and says nothing about the folkloric witch. One verse, in one translation, was used to kill people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[224],"class_list":["post-22365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-biblical-dream-interpretation"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46532,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/kjv-bible-verses-sorcery\/","url_meta":{"origin":22365,"position":0},"title":"24 Best Kjv Bible Verses About Sorcery","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Oktober 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore KJV Bible verses about sorcery, uncovering insights on magic, witchcraft, and spiritual truth in scripture for understanding and guidance.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bible Verses&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bible Verses","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/bible-verses\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Jesus walking on the water, in the style of Salvador Dal\u00ed","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00582.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00582.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00582.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00582.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8415,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/bible-verses-about-witchcraft\/","url_meta":{"origin":22365,"position":1},"title":"18 Bible Verses About Witchcraft, and the Reason Scripture Gives for Forbidding It","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"April 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"An overview of biblical prohibitions against witchcraft, historical accounts, New Testament teachings, warnings about false prophets, and God\u2019s power over occult practices.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bible Verses&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bible Verses","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/bible-verses\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Moses and the burning bush, in the style of Fra Angelico","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00034.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00034.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00034.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00034.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3820,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/tarot-sinful-biblical-view\/","url_meta":{"origin":22365,"position":2},"title":"Is Tarot Sinful? 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