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Witch of
Endor
In the Bible, in book I
Samuel 28, the witch of Endor was said to have called up the
ghost of the prophet Samuel
(or a demon impersonating him) at the command of King
Saul. The ghost angrily predicted Saul's downfall.
The original story was
written about 1000 BC,
and it is considered one of the strangest episodes
recorded in the Word of God, since King Saul's had ostensibly cleansed the
land of Israel from all occult practices.
The story goes that at
that time Israel was under the threat of a Philistine invasion, and having
consulted God on the matter and gotten no answer, King Saul — gripped with
fear of an invasion and informed by his servants that at Endor, between
Mount Tabor and the Hill of Moreh, there lived a medium who had escaped his
previous purges — decided to consult the witch.
The Old Testament law forbade occult practices of any
kind and called for the death penalty on any who would consult mediums.
Fearing the punishment him himself had ratified, King Saul disguised himself
and traveled under the cover of darkness to Endor to consult the witch.
Assuring her that she would not be punished for practicing her forbidden
profession, he requested that she bring up the prophet Samuel from the dead.
The witch followed Saul's instructions, but rather than
using the tricks of her trade to deceive Saul, she herself was shocked to
see an old man appear, whom Saul identified as Samuel!
Samuel proceeded to remind King Saul that the kingdom had
been taken from him because of his disobedience in the Amalekite war, and
then foresaw Israel's defeat and the deaths of Saul and his sons at the
hands of the Philistines. See
Witchcraft,
Necromancy and
Wicca.
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