SUPERSTITION

General scriptures concerning

Ac 25:19

INSTANCES OF

Israelites, supposing that their defeat in battle with the Philistines was due to their not having brought with them the ark of the covenant

1Sa 4:3; with 4:10,11

Philistines, refusing to step on the threshold of the temple of Dagon after the image of Dagon had repeatedly fallen upon it

1Sa 5:5

The belief of the Syrians concerning the help of the gods

1Ki 20:23

Jews, attributing their calamities to having ceased offering sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven

Jer 44:17-19

Nebuchadnezzar, supposing that the spirit of the gods was upon Daniel

Da 4:8,9

The sailors who threw Jonah into the sea

Jon 1:4-16

The disciples, supposing they saw a ghost when Jesus came walking upon the lake

Mt 14:26; Mr 6:49,50

Herod Antipas, imagining that Jesus was actually John the Baptist risen from the dead

Mr 6:14,16

The Gadarenes (Gerasenes, Gergasenes), because Jesus expelled demons out of the man who lived among the tombs

Mt 8:34

The disciples who were frightened at the appearance of Peter

Ac 12:14,15

The Ephesians, in their sorceries

Ac 19:13-19

The people of the island of Melita (Malta), in assuming that Paul was some sort of god

Ac 28:6

See IDOLATRY

See SORCERY