Summoning spirits? Who did the Witch of Endor see?

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Originally Posted by mfblume

What about Samuel called upon by the witch of Endor? The Bible did not say it was a fake Samuel, but an actual Samuel. We simply read the bible comment on it and say it was Samuel!

1 Samuel 28:12 KJV And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.

Did the Bible lie to us?

I re-read this account in 1 Samuel yesterday and your question is valid. I also read Josephus account of the ancient history ... and I think it's safe to infer that in the Jewish tradition they believed it was really Samuel.

Hmmm?