Saul and the medium of Endor
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"Saul and the medium of Endor" is a biblical episode in which King Saul, desperate for guidance before battle, consults a forbidden necromancer at Endor to summon the spirit of the prophet Samuel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saul and the medium of Endor canonical | 1 |
| Saul and the woman of Endor | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament narrative
ⓘ
biblical episode ⓘ story of necromancy ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Christian art
ⓘ
Jewish art ⓘ |
| featuresAction |
Samuel foretells Saul’s defeat
ⓘ
Saul disguises himself ⓘ Saul ⓘ
surface form:
Saul is terrified and weakened
Saul seeks guidance before battle ⓘ medium summons Samuel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Saul and the witch of Endor
ⓘ
Saul and the medium of Endor ⓘ
surface form:
Saul and the woman of Endor
|
| hasBibleReference | 1 Samuel 28:3–25 ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | part of the Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalContext | reign of Saul ⓘ |
| hasDivineLawContext | Torah prohibitions on necromancy ⓘ |
| hasGenre | narrative prose ⓘ |
| hasKing | Saul ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfComposition | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryFunction |
illustration of Saul’s rejection by God
ⓘ
transition to Davidic kingship ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Yavin 4
ⓘ
surface form:
Endor
Eretz HaKodesh ⓘ
surface form:
land of Israel
|
| hasMainCharacter |
Samuel
ⓘ
Saul ⓘ Forest moon of Endor ⓘ
surface form:
the medium of Endor
|
| hasMedium | the woman of Endor ⓘ |
| hasMoralInterpretation |
example of consequences of disobedience
ⓘ
warning against occult practices ⓘ |
| hasOpposingArmy | Philistines ⓘ |
| hasProphet | Samuel ⓘ |
| hasReception |
frequent subject in Christian exegesis
ⓘ
frequent subject in Jewish exegesis ⓘ subject of extensive theological debate ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consulting the dead
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desperation before battle ⓘ disobedience to God ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ necromancy ⓘ prophetic fulfillment ⓘ |
| involvesProhibition |
consulting mediums
ⓘ
spiritism ⓘ |
| precedesEvent |
battle of Gilboa
ⓘ
death of Saul ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
1 Samuel ⓘ
surface form:
First Book of Samuel
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saul and the woman of Endor