Allon-bachuth

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Meaning: 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" (Jdg 4:5).


This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.

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