Bible Dictionary: Terebinths

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Strong's Hebrew

362. Elim -- "terebinths," a place in the desert
... 361, 362. Elim. 363 . "terebinths," a place in the desert. Transliteration:
Elim Phonetic Spelling: (ay-leem') Short Definition: Elim. Word Origin pl. ...
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Library

Six Cities
... The earliest mention made of it is when the patriarch Abraham slept under its oaks,
(the Terebinths of Moreh,) when he came to Canaan from distant Chaldea, and ...
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Chapter xiii
... 18. And Abram kept moving his tent along and came and dwelt by the terebinths of
Mamre, which are in Hebron; and he built an altar there unto Yahweh. ...
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Chapter xx
... We last met Abraham near Hebron, living amid the terebinths of Mamre (Genesis
18:1). He "journeys" (literally: "pulls up") to go from thence toward the region ...
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Chapter xiv
... eyl, which means "terebinth" or "large tree" generally, would seem to indicate that
originally El or Elath was marked by a large grove of perhaps terebinths. ...
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Chapter xxiii
... Abraham wanted a place of burial as near as possible to his place of residence,
which since Genesis 14:13 apparently had always been the terebinths of Mamre ...
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Chapter xxxv
... Comparing with Genesis 18:1, we notice that Mamre will most likely be a briefer
designation for "the terebinths of Mamre." The well-informed writer lists both ...
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Chapter xxxiv
... Comparing with Genesis 18:1, we notice that Mamre will most likely be a briefer
designation for "the terebinths of Mamre." The well-informed writer lists both ...
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Thesaurus

Terebinths (12 Occurrences)
...Terebinths (12 Occurrences). ... 1 Samuel 17:19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of
Israel were in the valley of terebinths, fighting against the Philistines. ...
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Terebinth (15 Occurrences)
... oak," and in margin "terebinth"; "vale of Elah," margin "the terebinth" in 1 Samuel
17:2, 19; 1 Samuel 21:9. (2) 'elim (Isaiah 1:29, "oaks," margin "terebinths...
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Moreh (3 Occurrences)
... Plain of Moreh): It seems probable that the place here intended may be the same
as that mentioned in Deuteronomy 11:30 ('elone moreh, "terebinths of Moreh ...
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Oak (22 Occurrences)
... Plain of Moreh): It seems probable that the place here intended may be the same
as that mentioned in Deuteronomy 11:30 ('elone moreh, "terebinths of Moreh ...
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Elah (17 Occurrences)
... It was near Shochoh of Judah and Azekah (17:1). It is the modern Wady es-Sunt, ie,
"valley of the acacia." "The terebinths from which the valley of Elah takes ...
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Mamre (10 Occurrences)
... 17, 19; 35:27); called also in Authorized Version (13:18) the "plain of Mamre,"
but in Revised Version more correctly "the oaks [marg., `terebinths'] of Mamre ...
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Poplar (4 Occurrences)
... "They.... burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths,
because the shadow thereof is good" (Hosea 4:13). ...
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Botany
... species of tree. Commonly they are oaks, terebinths, carob, meis (nettle
tree), sidr (zizyphus) or hawthorn. Besides the willful ...
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Psalms (44 Occurrences)
... poem. Thus the subscript to Psalm 55, "The dove of the distant terebinths,"
becomes a pictorial title of 55:6-8 of the psalm. The ...
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Oaks (14 Occurrences)
... Hosea 4:13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and burn incense on the
hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because its shade is good. ...
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Bible Concordance

Terebinths (12 Occurrences)

Genesis 13:18 And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto Jehovah.
(See JPS)

Genesis 14:13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew: now he dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.
(See JPS)

Genesis 18:1 And Jehovah appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
(See JPS)

Deuteronomy 11:30 Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites that dwell in the Arabah, over against Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?
(See JPS)

1 Samuel 17:2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of terebinths, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
(DBY)

1 Samuel 17:19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of terebinths, fighting against the Philistines.
(DBY)

1 Samuel 21:9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of terebinths, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that: give it me.
(DBY)

Psalms 56:1 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Silent Dove in Distant Lands." A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 1:29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
(See JPS DBY)

Isaiah 57:5 ye that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
(See JPS)

Isaiah 61:3 to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.
(See JPS DBY)

Hosea 4:13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because its shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the prostitute, and your brides commit adultery.
(WEB JPS ASV)

Subtopics

Terebinths

Related Terms

Terebinth (15 Occurrences)

Moreh (3 Occurrences)

Oak (22 Occurrences)

Elah (17 Occurrences)

Mamre (10 Occurrences)

Poplar (4 Occurrences)

Botany

Psalms (44 Occurrences)

Oaks (14 Occurrences)