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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Allon-bachuth
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
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