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Endor was a village of Canaanites probably located near Mount Tabor . In 1st Samuel (28: 4-25), Saul consulted the witch of Endor , a medium who lived in the village, on the eve of the battle of Gilboa , in which he perished. According to Psalms 83:9-10, it was the scene of the rout of Jabin and Sisera . Although situated in the territory of the tribe of Issachar , it was assigned to Manasseh . In the time of Eusebius and Jerome , Endor existed as a large village 5 m. south of Mount Tabor . There is still a poor village of the same name on the slope of Jebel Datii , near which are numerous caves. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh , ed. Cambridge University Press. : Missing or empty |title= ( help ) v t e1
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Endor was a Canaanite city which is listed in the Book of Joshua (17:1-12) as one of the cities with its dependencies that the Israelites failed to dispossess.Located between the Hill of Moreh and Mount Tabor in the Valley of Jezreel , the city is mentioned as being the site where King Saul , prior to his battles with the Philistines , consults the Witch of Endor to conjure up the spirits of the dead.The original meaning of "Endor" is unknown and its spelling in Hebrew varies.It is mentioned or alluded to in the Bible three times in Joshua 17:11, 1 Samuel 28:7, and in Psalm 83:10.It may be connected with the words ein meaning "spring" and dor , meaning "settlement", or with the Dorians , a Greek tribal group.
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uses2 A map showing Endor in ancient Galilee .The actual location of Endor is disputed.Endor ( ‘Êndōr ) was a Canaanite city which is listed in the Book of Joshua ( Joshua 17:11 ) as one of the cities with its dependencies that the Israelites failed to dispossess.It is located between the Hill of Moreh and Mount Tabor in the Jezreel Valley . The original meaning of "Endor" is unknown and its spelling in Hebrew varies. It is mentioned or alluded to in the Bible two more times in 1 Samuel 28:7 , and in Psalms 83:11 . It may be connected with the words ein meaning "spring" and dor , meaning "settlement", or with the Dorians , a Greek tribal group.
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A map showing Endor in ancient Galilee . The actual location of Endor is disputed. Endor ( ʽÊndōr , En Dor in the NKJV ) was a Canaanite city, which is listed in the Book of Joshua ( Joshua 17:11 ) as one of the cities the Israelites didn't manage to dispossess, neither the city nor its dependencies. It was located between the Hill of Moreh and Mount Tabor in the Jezreel Valley . It is mentioned twice more in the Hebrew Bible , in 1 Samuel and in Psalm 83 .
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Biblical place For other uses, see Endor (disambiguation) . A map showing Endor in ancient Galilee . The actual location of Endor is disputed. Endor ( ʿĒn-Dōr or עֵין־דֹּאר ʿĒn-Dōʾr ) was a Canaanite city, which is listed in the Book of Joshua ( Joshua 17:11 ) as one of the cities the Israelites failed to dispossess, whether the city nor its dependencies. It was located between the Hill of Moreh and Mount Tabor in the Jezreel Valley . It is mentioned twice more in the Hebrew Bible , in 1 Samuel and in Psalm 83 .
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Biblical place For other uses, see Endor (disambiguation) . A map showing Endor in ancient Galilee . The actual location of Endor is disputed. Endor ( Biblical Hebrew : עֵין־דֹּר/עֵין דּוֹר , romanized: ʿĒn-Dor or עֵין־דֹּאר ) was listed in the Book of Joshua ( Joshua 17:11 ) as one of the Canaanite cities the Israelites failed to dispossess, neither the city nor its dependencies. It was located between the Hill of Moreh and Mount Tabor in the Jezreel Valley . It is mentioned twice more in the Hebrew Bible , in 1 Samuel and in Psalm 83 .
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