The Sorceress of Endor, detail of The Shade of Samuel Invoked by Saul (Dmitry Nikiforovich Martynov, 1857)
The Witch of Endor (Hebrew: בַּעֲלַת־אֹוב בְּעֵין דּוֹרbaʿălaṯ-ʾōḇ bəʿĒyn Dōr, "mistress of the ʾōḇ in Endor") is a woman who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was consulted by Saul to summon the spirit of the prophet Samuel. Saul wished to receive advice on defeating the Philistines in battle, after prior attempts to consult God through sacred lots and other means had failed. However, what is summoned, whether the actual ghost of Samuel or a spirit impersonating him, delivers a prophecy of doom against Saul and his army, who are defeated. This event occurs in the First Book of Samuel;[1] it is also mentioned in the deuterocanonical Book of Sirach.[2]
The WitchofEndor (Hebrew: בַּעֲלַת־אֹוב בְּעֵין דּוֹר baʿălaṯ-ʾōḇ bəʿĒyn Dōr, "mistress of the ʾōḇ in Endor") is a woman who, according to the Hebrew...
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biblical WitchofEndor performed it (1 Samuel 28th chapter), and it is among the witchcraft practices condemned by Ælfric of Eynsham: "Witches still go...
the coastal city of Nantes. There, he recaptures a Royal Navy cutter, the WitchofEndor, mans the vessel with a commandeered gang of galley prisoners...
her guilt or innocence. In 1 Samuel 28, Saul enlists the WitchofEndor to summon the spirit of the deceased prophet Samuel. Christian views on magic Daemonologie...
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warning was not always heeded. One of the foremost examples is when King Saul had the WitchofEndor invoke the spirit of Samuel, a judge and prophet, from...
which the WitchofEndor summons the spirit of the prophet Samuel. One of the more recognizable ghosts in English literature is the shade of Hamlet's murdered...
witchcraft. Judaism's most famous reference to a medium is undoubtedly the WitchofEndor whom Saul consults, as recounted in 1 Samuel 28. According to the New...
when the WitchofEndor calls up the spirit of Samuel for King Saul. While the Hebrew Bible appears to describe Sheol as the permanent place of the dead...
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commits suicide. Although Saul is depicted as an enemy to witches and diviners, the WitchofEndor comforts Saul when she sees his distress and insists on...
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village of Nabi Samwil. Some time after his death, Saul had the WitchofEndor conjure Samuel's spirit from Sheol in order to predict the result of an upcoming...
America. Between 40,000 and 60,000 were executed. The witch-hunts were particularly severe in parts of the Holy Roman Empire. Prosecutions for witchcraft...
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