Jabin, king of Canaan

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Jabin, king of Canaan, is a biblical ruler mentioned in the Book of Judges as a powerful Canaanite monarch defeated by the Israelite forces led by Deborah and Barak.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Jabin 1
Jabin king of Canaan 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Canaanite king
biblical figure
monarch
alliedWith Sisera NERFINISHED
appearsInChapter Judges 4
associatedWithEvent battle led by Deborah and Barak
capital Hazor NERFINISHED
defeatedAt Kishon River NERFINISHED
defeatedBy Barak NERFINISHED
Deborah NERFINISHED
Israelites NERFINISHED
governedFrom Hazor NERFINISHED
hasCategory Book of Judges characters
Canaanite people in the Hebrew Bible
Kings in the Hebrew Bible
hasCommander Sisera NERFINISHED
hasGender male
hasNameForm יָבִין NERFINISHED
hasSourceType religious text
hasTitle king of Canaan
king of Hazor NERFINISHED
languageContext Biblical Hebrew
literaryGenreContext biblical narrative
mentionedIn Book of Judges NERFINISHED
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
nameMeaning he understands
nationality Canaanite
opponent Barak NERFINISHED
Deborah NERFINISHED
Israelites NERFINISHED
oppresses Israelites NERFINISHED
oppressionDuration twenty years
reignsOver Canaan NERFINISHED
Hazor NERFINISHED
religiousContext Canaanite religion NERFINISHED
roleInNarrative enemy king defeated through divine deliverance
textualTradition Deuteronomistic history
timePeriod biblical period
tradition Christian tradition
Jewish tradition
usesMilitaryAsset army of Sisera
chariots of iron

Referenced by (3)

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Deborah associatedWith Jabin, king of Canaan
this entity surface form: Jabin
Deborah opponent Jabin, king of Canaan
this entity surface form: Jabin king of Canaan
Barak opponentKing Jabin, king of Canaan