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Deborah,דְּבֹרָהRebekah’sרִבְקָהnurse,מֵינֶקֶתdiedוַתָּמָתand was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵרbelowמִתַּחַתBethelלְבֵית אֵלunderתַּחַתthe oak;הָאַלּוֹןso he calledוַיִּקְרָאits nameשְׁמוֹAllon-bacuth.אַלּוֹן בָּכוּת
Genesis 35:8
Study it in the app“Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried below Bethel under the oak; so he called its name Allon-bacuth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 35:8, word by word
- Deborahדְּבֹרָהdevora
Deborah
Deborah, the name of Rebekah's nurse and of the prophetess who judged Israel. The name means "bee".
Where else “devora” appears- Rebekah’sרִבְקָהrivka
Rebekah
Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, wife of Isaac; mother of Esau and Jacob.
Where else “rivka” appears- nurseמֵינֶקֶתmeneket
nurse
To give a baby the breast, the mother or the woman who nurses him.
Where else “meneket” appears- diedתָּמָתtamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “tamat” appears- and was buriedתִּקָּבֵרtikaver
bury
Bury.
Where else “tikaver” appears- Bethelבֵיתvet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “vet” appears- the oakאַלּוֹןalon
oak
Oak.
Where else “alon” appears- so he calledיִּקְרָאyikra
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikra” appears- its nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- Allon-bacuthאַלּוֹןalon
Allon-bacuth
Allon-bacuth: "oak of weeping", a tree near Bethel.
Where else “alon” appears
Translation note
“Allon-bacuth” means “oak of weeping.”
Places in this verse
Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
7He built there an altar and called the place El-bethel, because there Elohim had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother.
8 · This verse (above)
9Elohim appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-aram, and he blessed him.
To study Genesis 35 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim tell Jacob to do at Bethel, and what did his household leave behind (vv. 1-4)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Jacob that he asks his household to put away the foreign gods (vv. 2-3)?
3. How I live it
What gets in the way of your trust in Elohim, and could you leave it behind?