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Allon-Bachuth
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or (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).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Allon-Bachuth'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/allon-bachuth.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
