Endor

Overview

• Type: Town
• Testament: Old
• Modern Location: Near the Jezreel Valley

Biblical Significance

Endor is remembered for Saul’s desperate nighttime visit to a medium after the LORD no longer answered him.

Key Events

• Saul & the Witch of Endor - Saul seeks forbidden counsel there

Key People Associated

• Saul - Goes in disguise
• Samuel - Appears in the prophetic message of judgment

Important Verses

“Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit…” - 1 Samuel 28:7

Cross-References

• 1 Samuel
• Deuteronomy 18:10-12

Notes

Endor marks the spiritual bottom of Saul’s story: the king who once was chosen by God now seeks a word among the dead.