Bible Location
Meaning: choice; purity; bruising · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
This Tabor entry refers to the tree or landmark called the oak of Tabor in Saul's early narrative, not to the town or mountain. It is important because one familiar name can point to very different kinds of places. First appears in 1 Sam 10:3.1
Place meaning
choice; purity; bruising
Coordinates
31.93, 35.22
First appears
1 Sam 10:3
AI summary: Tabor matters here as a named landmark on the route into Saul's calling story. The record belongs to the geography of signs and transition rather than to a town tradition.1
Place meaning
choice; purity; bruising
Latitude
31.93
Longitude
35.22
Bible references
1
The “plain of Tabor” (1 Sam. 10:3) should be, as in the Revised Version, “the oak of Tabor.” This was probably the Allon-bachuth of Gen. 35:8. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.