Diviners’ Oak
Diviners’ Oak is a tree mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is within 200 m of Shechem.
Where is Diviners’ Oak?
Approx. 32.2136, 35.2819 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| within 200 m of Shechem | tree | High |
Diviners’ Oak in the Bible dictionary
(Judg. 9:37; A.V., “the plain of Meonenim;” R.V., “the oak of Meonenim”) means properly “soothsayers” or “sorcerers,” “wizards” (Deut. 18:10, 14; 2 Kings 21:6; Micah 5:12). This may be the oak at Shechem under which Abram pitched his tent, the “enchanter’s oak,” so called, perhaps, from Jacob’s hiding the “strange gods” under it (Gen. 35:4).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Verses that mention Diviners’ Oak
- Judges 9:37
And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.