Famine famine, and extreme famine. The number of deaths determines the magnitude designation, with under 1000 fatalities defining a "minor famine" and a "catastrophic famine" resulting in over 1,000,000 deaths. Famine personified as an allegory is found in some cultures, e.g. one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in Christian tradition, the fear gorta of Irish folklore, or the Wendigo of Algonquian tradition. Famine A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, inflation, crop failure, population imbalance, or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased
Witchcraft and divination in the Hebrew Bible death penalty for two of the three necromantic practices, namely "Ba'al ob" and "Yidde'oni", while the Covenant Code of Exodus ascribes it for "kashaph". According to Ann Jeffers necromancy was practiced throughout Israel's history, as evidenced by the presence of these laws forbidding it. Witchcraft and divination in the Hebrew Bible Various forms of witchcraft and divination in the Hebrew Bible are mentioned in a generally disapproving tone. The Masoretic Text of the Torah forbids: Many of these condemnations come from Deuteronomy 18.9-14 which is the only part of the Hebrew Bible referring to legal precepts which portrays these forms