Bible Dictionary
Endor
Endor was a settlement in the territory of Issachar, later held by Manasseh. Saul visited a woman there who was reputed to practice divination on the eve of his final battle.
Definition
Endor, “fountain of Dor,” was a settlement in the territory of Issachar but possessed by Manasseh. It was associated with the victory over Sisera and Jabin and with Saul’s consultation of a woman reputed to be a witch.
Biblical Usage
Saul went to Endor to consult the woman on the eve of his final engagement with the Philistines. The place is also associated with the great victory over Sisera and Jabin.
Historical Background
Endor is identified with the modern village of Endur on the northern slope of Little Hermon. It was described as a small, poor settlement, about seven miles from Jezreel and several miles south of Tabor.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Fountain of Dor; i.e., “of the age”, a place in the territory of Issachar (Josh. 17:11) near the scene of the great victory which was gained by Deborah and Barak over Sisera and Jabin (comp. Ps. 83:9, 10). To Endor, Saul resorted to consult one reputed to be a witch on the eve of his last engagement with the Philistines (1 Sam. 28:7). It is identified with the modern village of Endur, “a dirty hamlet of some twenty houses, or rather huts, most of them falling to ruin,” on the northern slope of Little Hermon, about 7 miles from Jezreel.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(fountain of Dor), a place in the territory of Issachar, and yet possessed by Manasseh. (Joshua 17:11) Endor was the scene of the great victory over Sisera and Jabin. It was here that the witch dwelt whom Saul consulted. (1 Samuel 28:7) it was known to Eusebius, who describes it was a large village four miles south of Tabor. Here to the north of Jebel Duhy the name still lingers. The distance from the slopes of Gilboa to Endor is seven or eight miles, over difficult ground.