Genesis 35:8
ContextNETBible | (Deborah, 1 Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named 2 Oak of Weeping.) 3 |
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NET © Notes |
1 sn Deborah. This woman had been Rebekah’s nurse, but later attached herself to Jacob. She must have been about one hundred and eighty years old when she died. 2 tn “and he called its name.” There is no expressed subject, so the verb can be translated as passive. 3 tn Or “Allon Bacuth,” if one transliterates the Hebrew name (cf. NEB, NIV, NRSV). An oak tree was revered in the ancient world and often designated as a shrine or landmark. This one was named for the weeping (mourning) occasioned by the death of Deborah. |