Genesis 35:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

She came with Rebekah into Canaan, Genesis 24:59, and probably tarried with her whilst she lived, and after her death, as it seems; and, upon Jacob's desire, after his return from Haran, came into his family; where, being a person of great prudence and piety, her presence and advice was very useful in his numerous and divided family. Allon-bachuth, from the great lamentation which they made there for the loss of a person of such singular worth.

Genesis 35:8

8 But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.b