Groves are not a particularly Wiccan terminology, and more describes Dianics or Druids, really.

Curious where you heard Grove in relationship to Dianics. Now perhaps Dianic Wiccans... I have only really seen Grove myself in reference to Druids or Pagans. The term Circle has been my experience as the customary term for Dianic Pagans.  However the mileage of others may vary.

C.H.

Jul 24, 2008 -- 7:09PM, LeahOne wrote:

I will look up the chapter and verse of the original, but the infamous 'thou shalt not suffer a witch to live' is another MIStranslation: the word used means 'poisoner'. It's referring to a specific clam who were rather like the assassain cult....

That's not true, and it shows you have not even read the book. Exodus 22:18: witch (kashap)= to practice magic or sorcery, to enchant, or to use witchcraft. (See, Brown Driver and Briggs Hebrew English Lexicon, s.v. 3784; International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. 3; Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, vol.1, s.v. 1051).

In addition, the same word "witch" (kashap) is used in other passages where the context is magic or sorcerer, not a poisoner. (See: Ex. 7:11; Deut. 18:10; 2Chron 33:6; Mal. 3:5).