Deu 18:9-14. The abominations of the nations are to be avoided.
thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations - (See on Lev 18:21; see on Lev 19:26; see on Lev 19:31; see on Lev 20:4). In spite of this express command, the people of Canaan, especially the Philistines, were a constant snare and stumbling block to the Israelites, on account of their divinations and superstitious practices.