Motif
contest between prophetic truth and magic
contest_between_prophetic_truth_and_magic
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Messengers and Prophets. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER IX. / CHAPTER X. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 19146-19242 confidence: high
Pharaoh commands that every expert magician be brought; after the magicians cast down rods and cords, Moses says God will render their enchantment vain and verify the truth.
Pharaoh summons magicians, they cast down rods and cords, and Moses states that God will render their enchantment vain and verify the truth.
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