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Genesis 35:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 35:8

Verse 8 of 29

Scripture focus

But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.

Genesis 35:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 35:8

Theological / Devotional

Deborah. Meaning “bee” (see ch. 24:59). She must have been greatly advanced in age. Jacob had been born 20 years after his mother’s marriage and was now more than 100 years old. Since Deborah had left Padan-aram with Rebekah, she was now possibly 150 years of age. However, this would not have been considered extraordinary in the time of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who died at the ages of 175, 180, and 147 years respectively.

That Deborah had become a member of Jacob’s household may be accounted for by supposing that Rebekah had sent her to Haran, or that she had left the home of Isaac after Rebekah’s death.

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