There are no seven princes of hell in the Bible. The list is from 1589, it was compiled by a German bishop writing about witch trials, and it has been repeated ever since as though it were Scripture. Knowing where it came from is worth more than memorising it. Where the list actually comes from The familiar arrangement — a demon assigned to each of the seven deadly sins — was set out by Peter Binsfeld, suffragan bishop of Trier,…

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