Hosea 4:13 ; rendered "terebinth" in the Revised Version. It is the Pistacia terebinthus of Linn., a tree common in Palestine, long-lived, and therefore often employed for landmarks and in designating places ( Genesis 35:4 ; Judges 6:11 Judges 6:19 . Rendered "oak" in both A.V. and RSV). (See TEIL TREE .)

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.