Tabor
Tabor, an oak tree near Bethel, mentioned in Samuel's prophetic message to Saul.
The name Tabor means “choice; purity; bruising”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- within 2 km of Bethel 1
- Certainty
- Likely (65% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 31.923° N, 35.241° E
Alternative names
- תָּבוֹרTabor
Mentions
- Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.