Saul and the "Witch of Endor"
Since God did not answer Saul either by dreams or by the Urim or by prophets, the king of Israel went to the witch of Endor; who is referred as [inline-graphic 01]. According to the story she raised Samuel from his grave. She did this with the aid of [inline-graphic 02]. The rites that were used to...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The National Association of Professors of Hebrew
2021
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Hebrew studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 62, Pages: 117-136 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Saul Israel, King
/ Dream
/ Witch
/ Endor (Place)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | Since God did not answer Saul either by dreams or by the Urim or by prophets, the king of Israel went to the witch of Endor; who is referred as [inline-graphic 01]. According to the story she raised Samuel from his grave. She did this with the aid of [inline-graphic 02]. The rites that were used to divine are referred as [inline-graphic 03]. The precise meaning of the words has been disputed to a great extent. Hence, we will show that [inline-graphic 04] is a woman that is the possessor of an [inline-graphic 05] which means a person who serves as the medium for the [inline-graphic 06] or [inline-graphic 07] The Israelite society believed that the dead have mantic powers and could help the living. However, the Bible prohibits magic and necromancy, fortune-telling is illegitimate because it is an attempt to know God's actions by means of powers that do not depend on Him. According to the Bible the dead do not know the living, and there is no return from death. Samuel, on the other hand, returned from the dead and knew the future that awaited Saul and his sons. Thus, we will show that the belief of afterlife already existed in the Hebrew Bible and the witch of Endor did not have special powers and it was God who allowed Samuel to rise from his grave. |
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| ISSN: | 2158-1681 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/hbr.2021.0004 |