1. General Scripture Concerning Acts 25:19, RELIGION

2. 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, 1 Samuel 4:3, 1 Samuel 4:10, 11

   Philistines, refusing to step on the threshold of the temple of Dagon after the image of Dagon had repeatedly fallen, 1 Samuel 5:5

   The belief of the Syrians concerning the help of the gods, 1 Kings 20:23

   Jews, attributing their calamities to having ceased offering sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven, Jeremiah 44:17-19

   Nebuchadnezzar, supposing that the spirit of the gods was upon Daniel, Daniel 4:8, 9

   The sailors who threw Jonah into the sea, Jonah 1:4-16

   The disciples, supposing they saw a ghost when Jesus came walking upon the lake, Matthew 14:26, Mark 6:49, 50

   Herod Antipas, imagining that Jesus was actually John the Baptist risen from the dead, Mark 6:14, 16

   The Gadarenes (Gerasenes, Gergasenes), because Jesus expelled demons out of the man who lived among the tombs, Matthew 8:34

   The disciples who were frightened at the appearance of Peter, Acts 12:14, 15

   The Ephesians, in their sorceries, Acts 19:13-19

   The people of the island of Melita (Malta), in assuming that Paul was some sort of god, Acts 28:6

   See Idolatry; Sorcery