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== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15408" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15408" /> == | ||
<p> [[Oak]] of weeping; the spot where Rebekah's nurse was buried, | <p> [[Oak]] of weeping; the spot where Rebekah's nurse was buried, Genesis 35:8 . </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30276" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30276" /> == | ||
Genesis 35: | Genesis 35:8 Judges 4:5 | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_18929" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_18929" /> == | ||
<p> (Hebrew Allon'-Bakcuth' בָּכוּת אִלֹּון, oak of weeping; Sept. βάλανος πένθους ),a spot near Bethel, so designated from a tree under which [[Jacob]] encamped, and where Rebekah's nurse [[Deborah]] was buried (Genesis 35:8). (See [[Oak]]). From the comparative rarity of large trees in the plains of Palestine, they were naturally designated as landmarks, and became favorite places for residence and sepulture (Judges 6:11-19; 1 Samuel 31:13). (See [[Allon]]). The particular tree in question is thought by some to have been a terebinth (q.v.), but scarcely the same under which [[Abraham]] sojourned (Genesis 18:1) (See [[Mamre]]), but perhaps the "palm-tree of Deborah," under which Deborah (q.v.) dwelt (Judges 4:5). So Ewald (Isr. Gesch. 1, 344; 3, 29) believes the "oak of Tabor" (1 Samuel 10:3, Auth. Vers. "plain of T.") to be the same as, or the successor of, this tree, "Tabor" being possibly a merely dialectical change from "Deborah" (see also Stanley, Palest. p. 143, 220). (See Baal- Tamar). </p> | <p> (Hebrew Allon'-Bakcuth' בָּכוּת אִלֹּון, oak of weeping; Sept. βάλανος πένθους ) ,a spot near Bethel, so designated from a tree under which [[Jacob]] encamped, and where Rebekah's nurse [[Deborah]] was buried ( Genesis 35:8). (See [[Oak]]). From the comparative rarity of large trees in the plains of Palestine, they were naturally designated as landmarks, and became favorite places for residence and sepulture ( Judges 6:11-19; 1 Samuel 31:13). (See [[Allon]]). The particular tree in question is thought by some to have been a terebinth (q.v.), but scarcely the same under which [[Abraham]] sojourned ( Genesis 18:1) (See [[Mamre]]), but perhaps the "palm-tree of Deborah," under which Deborah (q.v.) dwelt ( Judges 4:5). So Ewald (Isr. Gesch. 1, 344; 3, 29) believes the "oak of Tabor" ( 1 Samuel 10:3, Auth. Vers. "plain of T.") to be the same as, or the successor of, this tree, "Tabor" being possibly a merely dialectical change from "Deborah" (see also Stanley, Palest. p. 143, 220). (See Baal- Tamar). </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_14826" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_14826" /> == | ||
<p> Al´lon-Bac´huth (the oak of weeping), a place in Bethel, where Rebekah's nurse was buried (Genesis 35:8). </p> | <p> Al´lon-Bac´huth (the oak of weeping), a place in Bethel, where Rebekah's nurse was buried ( Genesis 35:8). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 15:52, 12 October 2021
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [1]
Oak of weeping; the spot where Rebekah's nurse was buried, Genesis 35:8 .
Easton's Bible Dictionary [2]
Genesis 35:8 Judges 4:5
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
(Hebrew Allon'-Bakcuth' בָּכוּת אִלֹּון, oak of weeping; Sept. βάλανος πένθους ) ,a spot near Bethel, so designated from a tree under which Jacob encamped, and where Rebekah's nurse Deborah was buried ( Genesis 35:8). (See Oak). From the comparative rarity of large trees in the plains of Palestine, they were naturally designated as landmarks, and became favorite places for residence and sepulture ( Judges 6:11-19; 1 Samuel 31:13). (See Allon). The particular tree in question is thought by some to have been a terebinth (q.v.), but scarcely the same under which Abraham sojourned ( Genesis 18:1) (See Mamre), but perhaps the "palm-tree of Deborah," under which Deborah (q.v.) dwelt ( Judges 4:5). So Ewald (Isr. Gesch. 1, 344; 3, 29) believes the "oak of Tabor" ( 1 Samuel 10:3, Auth. Vers. "plain of T.") to be the same as, or the successor of, this tree, "Tabor" being possibly a merely dialectical change from "Deborah" (see also Stanley, Palest. p. 143, 220). (See Baal- Tamar).
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [4]
Al´lon-Bac´huth (the oak of weeping), a place in Bethel, where Rebekah's nurse was buried ( Genesis 35:8).
