Allon (Hastings' Dictionary)
- (B 'AXXii^. A 'ASXiii'. AV Allom). 1 Es 5* —His descendants are the last named among the children of Solomon's servants who r^uraed with Zenibbabel. He may be the same SXfcx 'HMeO, the last named in the paraUe list in Ezr 2", or Amon (pox Ui^dn), Neh t , but the eight preceding names in 1 Es have no parallels in the canonical books, so that the Fden Rcation is doubtful. Fritzsche conjectures "C. meaning et<=-„ 2. A Simeonit prmce. J (~.jj 487 H. St. J. THACKfcRAY. ALLON BACUTH (n«? I^^?- ^^ • ,f f \^^"„^^' •oak of weeping'), ^-''ere DeWah ^te ekah s nurse, was buried, was at Bethel (^n 35 )^ bee Bethel, Oak. C- ^^- Conder.
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Allon
Allon al'-on ('allon, "oak"): ⇒See a list of verses on ALLON in the Bible. (1) A town in the tribe of Naphtali in northern Palestine (Jos 19:33), according to the King James Version, which follows some Hebrew texts. It is better however to read with the Revised Version (British and American), "oak" ('elon), rather than as proper noun. (2) A prominent descendant of the tribe of Simeon (1Ch 4:37). ⇒See the definition of all in the KJV Dictionary (3) the Revised Version (British and American) for Allom of the King James Version in 1 Esdras 5:34 (which see). ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
Smith's Bible Dictionary on Allon
a large strong tree of some description probably an oak. Allon more accurately Elon, a place named among the cities of Naphtali. (Joshua 19:33) Probably the more correct construction is to take it with the following word, i.e., “the oak by Zaanannim. [Elon] Allon BACHUTH (oak of weeping) the tree under which Rebekah’s nurse, Deborah, was buried. (Genesis 35:8) (an oak) a Simeonite, ancestor of Ziza, a prince of his tribe in the reign of Hezekiah (1 Chronicles 4:37) (B.C. 727.)
Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Allon
("oak".) 1. ALLON or ELON, a city of Naphtali (Jos 19:33); others translate "the oak by Zaanaim" or "the oak of the loading of tents" (compare Jdg 4:11), "the plain of Zaanaim the swamp, Ewald by Kedesh." 2. ALLON BACHUTH, "the oak of weeping," namely, for Deborah, Rebekah's nurse: corrupted into Tabor (1Sa 10:3; compare Jdg 4:5).
References
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- Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
- Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
- Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
- Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
- Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia