Tabor
Where it is
31.93° N, 35.22° E · Located through Bethel
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Mentioned most in
Counted from 1 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
About this place
Tabor is mentioned in 1Sa.10.3 as an oak tree near Bethel. It appears in the context of Samuel's prophetic message to Saul, who had been anointed as king over Israel. Samuel told Saul that he would meet three men by the oak of Tabor, and they would offer him two loaves of bread. This encounter was one of the signs given to Saul to confirm his divine appointment as king. The oak of Tabor served as a landmark in the region, but no further details about its significance are provided in the Bible.
Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
Every mention
1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
1 Samuel 1 mention
What the dictionary says
A height.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Read the article →Sources
- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain