TABOR, OAK OF (אֵלֹ֣ון תָּבֹ֔ור KJV TABOR, PLAIN OF). A place somewhere in the area of Bethel, mentioned only in 1 Samuel 10:3. The context of the passage tells that Saul, son of Kish, had qualms about whether or not God wanted him to be king of Israel. Samuel gave him some signs to confirm the divine nature of his anointing. The second sign was fulfilled on his way home; when he approached the oak of Tabor he met three men going up to God at Bethel. The exact site is unknown.