Deborah
Deborah is identified as Rebecca's nurse who accompanied Rebecca and Jacob to Bethel. She died on the twenty-third of the month and was buried beneath the city under the oak of the river, after which the place was named the river of Deborah and the oak the oak of Deborah. A Deborah is also listed as the sister of Abi, Cheref, Gadin, and Melus, the children of Uz the firstborn of Nahor.
Key Chapters
Key Passages
Deborah in Jubilees 31
The Book of Jubilees 31:30
And he said to Rebecca: 'Go with Jacob thy son'; and Rebecca went with Jacob her son, and Deborah with her, and they cam...
30nd he said to Rebecca: 'Go with Jacob thy son'; and Rebecca went with Jacob her son, and Deborah with her, and they came to Bethel.
Deborah in Jubilees 32
The Book of Jubilees 32:30
And in the night, on the twenty-third of this month, Deborah Rebecca's nurse died, and they buried her beneath the city ...
30nd in the night, on the twenty-third of this month, Deborah Rebecca's nurse died, and they buried her beneath the city under the oak of the river, and he called the name of this place, 'The river of Deborah,' and the oak, 'The oak of the mourning of Deborah.'
Deborah in Jubilees 32
The Book of Jubilees 32:30
And in the night, on the twenty-third of this month, Deborah Rebecca's nurse died, and they buried her beneath the city ...
30nd in the night, on the twenty-third of this month, Deborah Rebecca's nurse died, and they buried her beneath the city under the oak of the river, and he called the name of this place, 'The river of Deborah,' and the oak, 'The oak of the mourning of Deborah.'