KISHONki'-shon, kish'on (qishon; Keison): The "watercourse" or "torrent stream" along the banks of which the great battle was fought between Israel, led by Deborah and Barak, and the army of Sisera, in the waters of which so many perished (Judges 4:7, etc.). It is probably mentioned earlier as "the brook that is before Jokneam" (Joshua 19:11; see JOKNEAM). I... View Details
a general of the king of Hazor, also the father of some returning exiles
Jabin [N] [H] [S] discerner; the wise. A king of Hazor, at the time of the entrance of Israel into Canaan ( Joshua 11:1-14 ), whose overthrow and that of the northern chief with whom he had entered into a confederacy against Joshua was the crowning act in the conquest of the land ( 11:21-23 ; comp 14:6-15 ). This great battle, fought at Lake Merom, was the last of Joshua's battles of whi... View Details