Zaanaim — Wanderings; the unloading of tents, so called probably from the fact of nomads in tents encamping amid the cities and villages of that region, a place in the north west of Lake Merom, near Kedesh, in Naphtali. Here Sisera was slain by Jael,… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Zaanannim — =Zaanaim, (Josh. 19:33) … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Sisera — Sisera, Heb. סיסרא, mentioned in the Book of Judges 4:2 in the Hebrew Bible, was the captain of Jabin s army which was routed and destroyed by the army of Barak on the plain of Esdraelon. His name is usually regarded as Philistine, Hittite or… … Wikipedia
Yael — (or alternately, Jael ) (Hebrew Ya el, יעל, the Hebrew name of the Nubian Ibex) is a character mentioned in the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible, as the heroine who killed Sisera to deliver Palestine from the troops of king Jabin. She was the… … Wikipedia
Jael — Mountain goat, the wife of Heber the Kenite (Judg. 4:17 22). When the Canaanites were defeated by Barak, Sisera, the captain of Jabin s army, fled and sought refuge with the friendly tribe of Heber, beneath the oaks of Zaanaim. As he drew near … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Kedesh — Sanctuary. 1) A place in the extreme south of Judah (Josh. 15:23). Probably the same as Kadesh barnea (q.v.). 2) A city of Issachar (1 Chr. 6:72). Possibly Tell Abu Kadeis, near Lejjun. 3) A fenced city of Naphtali, one of the cities… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Sisera — (Egypt. Ses Ra, servant of Ra ). 1) The captain of Jabin s army (Judg. 4:2), which was routed and destroyed by the army of Barak on the plain of Esdraelon. After all was lost he fled to the settlement of Heber the Kenite in the plain of… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
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
KENITE — (Heb. קֵינִי), a large group of nomadic clans engaged chiefly in metal working. The root qyn has the same meaning in cognate Semitic languages, e.g., in Arabic qayna, tinsmith, craftsman ; in Syriac and Aramaic qyn h, qyny, metalsmith. In the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
