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Allon-bachuth
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Oak of weeping, a tree near Bethel, at the spot where Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, was buried (Gen. 35:8). Large trees, from their rarity in the plains of Palestine, were frequently designated as landmarks. This particular tree was probably the same as the “palm tree of Deborah” (Judg. 4:5).
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
AL'LON-BACH'UTH (oak of weeping), an oak tree near Bethel, under which Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, was buried. Gen 35:8.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
the oak of weeping
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
AL'LON-BACH'UTH (oak of weeping), an oak tree near Bethel, under which Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, was buried. Gen 35:8.