Allon

Allon, [N] [E] [H]

a large strong tree of some description probably an oak.

  1. 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]
  2. ALLON BACHUTH (oak of weeping ) the tree under which Rebekahs nurse, Deborah, was buried. ( Genesis 35:8 )

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Allon,'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.