What is an…
astrologer

Hebrew: 'ashshaph' —meaning: an enchanter

In the Bible, this is one who professes to divine future events by the appearance of the stars

(Dan. 1:20; 2:2, 10, 27, etc.).

This practice flourished among the Chaldeans.

It was positively forbidden to the Israelites (Deuteronomy 4:19; 18:10; Isa. 47:13).

More information

• What’s wrong with practicing astrology?
• astronomy
• Chaldeans
• constellation
• divination
• soothsayers
• sorcerers
• enchanter
• stargazers
• What is the Occult? Answer
• THE OCCULT—What does the Bible say about it? Answer
• stars
• Sun
• Moon
• prophecy and prophets