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Pesikta deRav Kahana 12
Whenever you seek to find counsel, it is in the Torah you should seek to find it. As David said: When I sought to find counsel, I would look into the Torah and there find counsel: “I will meditate in Thy precepts, and look into Thy ways” (Ps. 119:15), and again: “From Thy precepts I get understanding” (Ps. 119:104).
Jewish Bibliomancy
In the Middle Ages, having a child pick a verse from the Bible or Chumash was a form of divination…. When a person was dangerously ill, the Pentateuch was opened, and the name which first met the eye was added to the patient's name, in order to avert the evil destiny. The words found at the beginning of a page of the Bible when it was opened at random, or touched by the thumb at the opening, were also frequently used as an oracle (Berliner, "Aus dem Leben," p. 24). Genesis was opened as a protection against thunder-and hail-storms.
—adapted from the Jewish Encyclopedia
Tur, Yoreh Deah 179
One who says to a child, “tell me your verse,” and is happy when the child says a verse of blessing, [this is permitted.] And Maimonides said, anything like this is permitted, because it is not directing the person’s intention or avoidance regarding events, but rather is a sign for them, regarding what already exists. This is permitted.
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