Witch of Endor
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The Witch of Endor, according to the Hebrew Bible, was consulted by Saul to summon the spirit of the prophet Samuel. Saul wished to receive advice on defeating the Philistines in battle after prior at
The Witch of Endor, detail of The Witch of Endor Summons the Shade of the Prophet Samuel (Dmitry Nikiforovich Martynov, 1857)
Witch of Endor by Adam Elsheimer.
Saul consulting the Witch of Endor, the frontispiece to Saducismus Triumphatus by Joseph Glanvill.
William Blake's painting of Saul, the shade of Samuel and the Witch of Endor.
Saul
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Saul was a monarch of ancient Israel and Judah and, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament, the first king of the United Monarchy. His reign, traditionally placed in the late eleventh century
Witch of Endor
…בַּעֲלַת־אֹוב בְּעֵין דּוֹר, romanized: baʿălaṯ-ʾōḇ bəʿĒyn Dōr, lit. 'mistress of the ʾōḇ in Endor'), according to the Hebrew Bible, was consulted by Saul to summon the spirit of the prophet Samuel. Saul wished to receive advice on defeating the Philistines in battle after prior attempts to consult God…
Saul depicted in a detail from an 1878 oil painting by Ernst Josephson
The Kingdom of Saul, according to the biblical account
David Plays the Harp for Saul, by Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1650
Saul threatening David, by José Leonardo, c. 1640s