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Terebinth
Holman Bible Dictionary
(teh' reh bihnth) A large, spreading tree whose species is uncertain so that translations vary in reading the Hebrew elah into English (compare 2 Samuel 18:9; Isaiah 1:30; Isaiah 6:13 ). The tree had religious connections as a place under which pagan gods were worshiped (Hosea 4:13; Ezekiel 6:13 ) which were at times taken up in Israel's religion (Genesis 35:4; Joshua 24:26; Judges 6:11; 1 Kings 13:14 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Terebinth'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​t/terebinth.html. 1991.