Allon-bacuth
Allon-bacuth, meaning "oak of weeping," where Rebekah's nurse Deborah was buried.
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location near Bethel only mentioned at Genesis 35:8; only referred to as Allon-bacuth (אַלּוֹן בָּכוּת).
Location
- Identified as
- within 1 km of Bethel 1
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.923° N, 35.241° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- אַלּוֹן בָּכוּתAllon-bacuth
Mentions
- Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth.