Battle of Kishon
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The Battle of Kishon was an ancient biblical conflict, described in the Book of Judges, in which Israelite tribes led by Deborah and Barak defeated the Canaanite forces of Sisera near the Kishon River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Kishon canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | biblical battle ⓘ |
| aftermathEvent | killing of Sisera by Jael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Jael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTribe |
tribe of Asher (non-participation noted)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tribe of Benjamin ⓘ tribe of Dan (non-participation noted) NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Gilead (non-participation noted) ⓘ tribe of Issachar NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Machir ⓘ tribe of Naphtali ⓘ tribe of Reuben (non-participation noted) ⓘ tribe of Zebulun ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Yahweh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeader |
Barak son of Abinoam
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ⓘ
Deborah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sisera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Canaanites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Barak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deborah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Song of Deborah in Judges 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Canaan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kishon River NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySource | Song of Deborah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deliverance of Israel from oppression
ⓘ
divine intervention in battle ⓘ role of women in leadership ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | act of divine deliverance ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySource | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedInChapter |
Judges 4
ⓘ
Judges 5 ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | surprise attack from Mount Tabor ⓘ |
| narrativeGenre |
historical narrative
ⓘ
victory hymn ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Sisera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hebrew Bible narratives ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Israelite victory ⓘ |
| riverInvolved | Kishon River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Old Testament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | plain of Jezreel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-monarchic Israel ⓘ |
| weaponry | chariots of iron (Canaanite) ⓘ |
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