En-dor
En-dor is a settlement mentioned in 3 verses. Its most likely location is Khirbet es Safsafa. The name means “fountain, eye of generation, or of habitation.”
Where is En-dor?
Approx. 32.6436, 35.3902 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet es Safsafa | settlement | Medium |
| Tell Abu Qedeis | settlement | Low |
| Khirbet Jadurah | settlement | Low |
| Tell el Ajjul | settlement | Low |
| Indur | settlement | Low |
En-dor in the 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.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →
Verses that mention En-dor
- Joshua 17:11
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth–shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
- 1 Samuel 28:7
Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at En–dor.
- Psalms 83:10
Which perished at En–dor: they became as dung for the earth.