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•ALLON-BACHUTH oak of weeping, a tree near Bethel, at the spot where Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, was buried (Genesis 35:8). Large trees, from their rarity in the plains of Palestine, were frequently designated as landmarks. This particular tree was probably the same as the “palm tree of Deborah” (Judges 4:5).‌‌‌

•ALMODAD immeasurable, the first named of the sons of Joktan (Genesis 10:26), the founder of an Arabian tribe.

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