Bible Dictionary
EN-DOR, WITCH OF
The woman at En-dor whom Saul consulted after the Lord had rejected him. Her practice of divination or necromancy was forbidden by the law of Moses.
Biblical Usage
Saul sought her help because he believed Yahweh had forsaken him. She was asked to bring up Samuel, and the narrative records an appearance and a prediction of Saul’s defeat. The supplied account regards the transaction most reasonably as a piece of feigning by the woman, though other interpretations have been proposed.