Some diagnostic and therapeutic procedures border on the use of the uncanny. Jehovah disapproved of apostate Israelites who resorted to “uncanny power, ” or spiritistic practices. He declared: “Stop bringing in any more valueless grain offerings. Incense ​ — it is something detestable to me.
قَدِيمًا ،‏ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَهْوَه رَاضِيًا عَنِ ٱلْإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ ٱلْمُرْتَدِّينَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَجَأُوا إِلَى « قِوَى ٱلسِّحْرِ » أَوِ ٱلْمُمَارَسَاتِ ٱلْأَرْوَاحِيَّةِ .‏