Tabor (1 Samuel 10)
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Other places named Tabor: Tabor (1 Chronicles 6).
| Type | tree |
|---|---|
| Most likely | within 2 km of Bethel (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.923° N, 35.241° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 1 Samuel 10:3 |
Tabor (1 Samuel 10) is a tree named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely within 2 km of Bethel (medium confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| within 2 km of Bethel | medium (65%) | 31.923° N, 35.241° E |
| another name for Allon-bacuth | very low (8%) | 31.923° N, 35.241° E |
Verses
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 10:3Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth–el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.