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.

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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 NERFINISHED
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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Tribe of Zebulun foughtIn Battle of Kishon