And Gaal spoke again and said, See there come people down from the middle of the land, and another company comes along by the oak of Meonenim.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Midst. Hebrew Tabur, here signifies "a little hill, or the navel "which title is given to places which are elevated and in the centre of the country, Ezechiel xxxviii. 12. (Josephus, Jewish Wars iii. 2.) Varro mentions the lake of Cut ilia, as the navel of Italy. The wood of Enna and Etolia are styled the navel of Sicily and of Greece, by Cicero and Livy. (Bonfrere; Calmet)
Oak, which is probably mentioned, ver. 6. (Menochius)
Hebrew, "another company comes by the oak or plain of Mehonenim "which may signify, "of the augurs. "Septuagint, "of those who make observations "apoblepontón. (Calmet)
