4562. Verse 8 And Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and was buried below Bethel under an oak; and its name was called Allon Bacuth.
'Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died' means that hereditary evil was cast out. 'And was buried below Bethel under an oak' means cast away for ever. 'And its name was called Allon Bacuth' means the essential nature of the natural which was cast out.
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