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| - Biblical, Talmudical, and post-Talmudical passages supply information on both of these points.Amulets were employed to protect man, or his possessions, such as houses, cattle, etc., from the evil influences of witches, demons, and other mischievous powers likely to be encountered, or to counteract misfortune, illness, and damage of various kinds already being endured.
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