HAROSHETH-GOIIM — (Heb. חֲרשֶׁת הַגּוֹיִם), biblical locality, the seat of sisera , commander of the army of Jabin king of Canaan (Judg. 4:2). When Sisera heard that barak was assembling his army at Mount Tabor, he advanced from Harosheth Goiim to the brook of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Harosheth of the Gentiles — (Judg. 4:2) or nations, a city near Hazor in Galilee of the Gentiles, or Upper Galilee, in the north of Palestine. It was here that Jabin s great army was marshalled before it went forth into the great battlefield of Esdraelon to encounter the … Easton's Bible Dictionary
SISERA — (Heb. סִיסְרָא), the leader of the coalition opposing Israel by the waters of Megiddo in the days of deborah (Judg. 4–5). Sisera is the object of extreme scorn in the poetic sequel, the archaic Song of deborah , which celebrates Israel s victory … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judges 4 — 1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. 2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the … The King James version of the Bible
DEBORAH — (Heb. דְבוֹרָה; bee ), wife of Lappidoth; judge and prophet during the period of the judges . Deborah promoted the war of liberation from the oppression of jabin king of Canaan (Judg. ch. 4). She is cited as the primary author of the Song of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JABIN — (Heb. יָבִין; discerning ), king of the Canaanite city of hazor . Jabin headed the Canaanite alliance and is mentioned in connection with two Israelite wars at the time of the settlement – in the battle at Merom, which is attributed to Joshua… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Chariot — For other uses, see Chariot (disambiguation). A fountain in Madrid depicting Cybele in her chariot drawn by lions, in the Plaza de Cibeles … Wikipedia
List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its … Wikipedia
Barak — ( he. בָּרָק, Lightning ), the son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, was a military general in the Book of Judges in the Bible. He was the commander of the army of Deborah, the prophetess and heroine of the Hebrew Bible. Barak and Deborah are… … Wikipedia
Charoset — For the ancient city in the Hebrew Bible, see Harosheth. Charoset made with walnuts, wine, cinnamon, honey, and fresh fruit Charoset, haroset, or charoses (Hebrew … Wikipedia
