Deborah (Genesis)

Deborah appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wet nurse of Rebecca (Genesis 35:8). She is first mentioned by name in the Torah when she dies in a place called Allon Bachuth, "Tree of Weepings" (Genesis 35:8), and is buried by Jacob, who is returning with his large family to Canaan. Quotes about Eventually, Jacob and his household arrived at Luz (also called Bethel) in Canaan. Jacob built an altar there and named the place El-bethel (which means “God of Bethel”), because God had appeared to him there when he was fleeing from his brother, Esau. Soon after this, Rebekah’s old nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried beneath the oak tree in the valley below Bethel. Ever since, the tree has been called Allon-bacuth (which means “oak of weeping”). Book of Genesis 35:6-8 NKJV. External links Category:BCE births Category:BCE deaths Category:People from the Bible Category:Jews Category:Judaism and women Category:Christianity and women Category:Islam and women