Genesis 35:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

(Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named Oak of Weeping.)

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 24:59 : 59 So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, accompanied by her female attendant, with Abraham’s servant and his men.
  • Judg 2:1 : 1 Confrontation and Repentance at Bokim The LORD’s angel went up from Gilgal to Bokim. He said,“I brought you up from Egypt and led you into the land I had solemnly promised to give to your ancestors. I said,‘I will never break my covenant with you,
  • Judg 2:5 : 5 They named that place Bokim and offered sacrifices to the LORD there.
  • 1 Sam 31:13 : 13 They took the bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh; then they fasted for seven days.

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