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Deborah, Rebekah`s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth.
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The Dignity of a Servant
Commentators highlight that the Bible pauses to record the death of a servant, Deborah. The family's profound grief, which led them to name the site "Oak of Weeping," shows she was a beloved and venerated member of the household. Scholars like Calvin call her a "holy matron," teaching that faithful service is honorable in God's eyes and that all people have dignity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
8. דברה deborâh — Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת אלּון 'alôn-bākût, Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.”
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19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 – 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham b…
16th Century
Protestant
But Deborah, Rebecca’s nurse, died. Here is inserted a short narration of the death of Deborah, whom we may conclude was a holy matron, an…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died That is, when, and quickly after they were come to Bethel; a nurse of Rebekah's c…
The comfort the saints have in holy ordinances is not so much from Beth-el, the house of God, as from El-beth-el, the God of the house. The ordinan…
