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A town in the lot of Issachar assigned to Manasseh (Jos 17:11). Here dwelt the woman who had a familiar spirit, whom Saul consulted on the night before the battle of Gilboa (1Sa 28:7).
Where is En-dor in the Bible?
En-dor was a Canaanite city located in the territory of Issachar that was assigned to the tribe of Manasseh, situated in northern Palestine near Mount Tabor and the Kishon River. The town is most famous as the place where King Saul consulted a medium on the night before his final battle with the Philistines at Gilboa, seeking to communicate with the prophet Samuel. En-dor is also mentioned in Psalms 83:10 as the location where fleeing soldiers from Sisera's defeated army perished. Scholars generally identify En-dor with the modern village of Endur on the northern slope of the Jebel ed-Duchy, which contains several ancient caves. This location served as a significant setting in Israel's history, representing both spiritual desperation and divine judgment during critical moments in the nation's conflicts.
In Scripture2 biblical books; 2 with study content
- Joshua
- Psalms
En-dor
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)A town in the lot of Issachar assigned to Manasseh (Jos 17:11). Here dwelt the woman who had a familiar spirit, whom Saul consulted on the night before the battle of Gilboa (1Sa 28:7). Here also, according to Ps 83:10, perished fugitives of Sisera's army, after their defeat at the Kishon. The place was therefore not far from the Kishon and Tabor.
It is generally identified with the modern Endur, a small village on the northern slope of Jebel ed-Duchy, with several ancient caves. It is not far from Nain and Shunem, and looks across the valley along which the broken ranks of Sisera may have attempted to make their way eastward to the open uplands, and thence to their native North. Coming hither from Gilboa, eluding the Philistine outposts under cover of the darkness, Saul would cross the Vale of Jezreel, and pass round the eastern base of the mountain, the Philistines being on the west.
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In 1Sa 28:3-25, it is narrated how Saul, in despair of mind because Yahweh had forsaken him, on the eve of the fatal battle of Gilboa, resorted in d