And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
What does Deuteronomy 13:5 mean?
Moses had cautioned against the peril that might arise from the Canaanites. Here he cautions against the rise of idolatry among themselves.
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Keep this verse inside Deuteronomy 13:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Egypt Place
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The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.