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En-dor

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(fountain of Dor). A village of Manasseh (Josh. 17:11¹¹And 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. (Joshua 17:11); Psa. 83:9-10⁹Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: ¹⁰Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth. (Psalm 83:9‑10); 1 Sam. 28).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

City with its towns, possessed by Manasseh though situated in Issachar. It was apparently the scene of the death of Sisera and of Jabin; and it was the residence of the woman with a familiar spirit consulted by Saul (Josh. 17:11¹¹And 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. (Joshua 17:11); 1 Sam. 28:7⁷Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. (1 Samuel 28:7); Psa. 83:9-10⁹Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: ¹⁰Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth. (Psalm 83:9‑10)). Identified with Endor, 32° 38' N, 35° 23' E. The rock on which it stands has many caves, in one of which the witch may have carried on her incantations. From Gilboa it is distant 7 or 8 miles across difficult ground.

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5874 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`Eyn-Do’r,

Phonic:

ane-dore’

Meaning:

or mEyn Dowr {ane dore}; or Eyn-Dor {ane-dore'}; from 5869 and 1755; fountain of dwelling; En-Dor, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

En-dor

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

fountain of the dwelling

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Fountain; habitation; fountain of dwelling:―a place in Palestine, Josh. 17:11. {Fons; habitaculum}