En-dor
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En-dor is an ancient Canaanite village mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, best known as the place where King Saul consulted a medium before his final battle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| En-dor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6885045 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: En-dor Context triple: [Tribe of Issachar, territoryIncluded, En-dor]
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A.
Dagobah
Dagobah is a remote, swamp-covered planet in the Star Wars universe best known as the place where Jedi Master Yoda lives in exile and trains Luke Skywalker.
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B.
Giedi Prime
Giedi Prime is the heavily industrialized, polluted homeworld of House Harkonnen in the Dune universe, known for its harsh environment and oppressive society.
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C.
Tatooine
Tatooine is a fictional desert planet in the Star Wars universe, best known as the homeworld of Anakin and Luke Skywalker.
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D.
Yavin 4
Yavin 4 is a jungle-covered moon in the Star Wars universe best known as the site of the Rebel Alliance’s hidden base from which the attack on the first Death Star is launched.
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E.
Hoth
Hoth is a fictional icy planet in the Star Wars universe, best known as the site of the Rebel Alliance's Echo Base and the Battle of Hoth in "The Empire Strikes Back."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: En-dor Target entity description: En-dor is an ancient Canaanite village mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, best known as the place where King Saul consulted a medium before his final battle.
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A.
Dagobah
Dagobah is a remote, swamp-covered planet in the Star Wars universe best known as the place where Jedi Master Yoda lives in exile and trains Luke Skywalker.
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B.
Giedi Prime
Giedi Prime is the heavily industrialized, polluted homeworld of House Harkonnen in the Dune universe, known for its harsh environment and oppressive society.
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C.
Tatooine
Tatooine is a fictional desert planet in the Star Wars universe, best known as the homeworld of Anakin and Luke Skywalker.
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D.
Yavin 4
Yavin 4 is a jungle-covered moon in the Star Wars universe best known as the site of the Rebel Alliance’s hidden base from which the attack on the first Death Star is launched.
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E.
Hoth
Hoth is a fictional icy planet in the Star Wars universe, best known as the site of the Rebel Alliance's Echo Base and the Battle of Hoth in "The Empire Strikes Back."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canaanite settlement
ⓘ
ancient village ⓘ biblical location ⓘ |
| appearsInNarrative | story of Saul and the medium ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Saul
ⓘ
Saul ⓘ medium of En-dor ⓘ prophet Samuel ⓘ
linked to:
Prophet Samuel
|
| associatedWithEvent |
Saul’s consultation of a medium before battle at Gilboa
ⓘ
Saul’s visit by night to a medium ⓘ |
| category |
Canaanite city
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible place ⓘ Old Testament place ⓘ |
| country |
ancient Canaan
ⓘ
linked to:
Canaan
|
| describedAs |
town
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalFigureVisitor |
King Saul of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
King Saul
Saul ⓘ |
| hasRole |
site associated with necromancy
ⓘ
site of Saul’s consultation with a medium ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divination
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necromancy ⓘ royal disobedience to God ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfResident |
medium
ⓘ
necromancer ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
land of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Eretz HaKodesh
|
| mentionedIn |
1 Samuel 28
ⓘ
Book of 1 Samuel ⓘ
linked to:
1 Samuel
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| near |
Jezreel Valley
ⓘ
Mount Gilboa ⓘ Mount Tabor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the spirit of Samuel
ⓘ
episode of Saul consulting the medium ⓘ |
| region |
Northern Kingdom of Israel (biblical geography)
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Kingdom of Israel
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInTheology |
example of forbidden occult practice
ⓘ
warning narrative about seeking guidance outside God ⓘ |
| scripturalBookContext | 1 Samuel ⓘ |
| scripturalChapterContext |
1 Samuel 28
ⓘ
linked to:
Saul and the medium of Endor
|
| timePeriod | Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: En-dor Description of subject: En-dor is an ancient Canaanite village mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, best known as the place where King Saul consulted a medium before his final battle.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.