Old Testament
Abinoam
The father of Barak, the military commander who led Israel to victory against Sisera.
Abinoam is identified in the book of Judges solely as the father of Barak, the leader chosen to deliver Israel from the oppression of Jabin, king of Canaan. His name, meaning my father is pleasantness, appears in the narrative to establish the lineage of the commander who served under the prophetess Deborah. He is mentioned in the account of the battle and the subsequent song of victory, serving as a genealogical marker for a key figure in Israel's history.
In the text
- Verses
- 4
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Judges 4:6
- Last appears
- Judges 5:12
Where Abinoam appears
4 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Manoah14 versesA Danite from Zorah who was the father of Samson and received instructions from the Angel of the Lord.
- Delilah6 versesA Philistine woman who betrayed Samson to the Philistine lords by discovering the secret of his strength.
- Samson38 versesA Nazirite judge of Israel empowered by the Spirit of the Lord to deliver his people from Philistine oppression.
- Debir12 versesAn Amorite king of Eglon who joined a coalition against Gibeon and Israel during the conquest of Canaan.
- Eglon12 versesA king of Moab who oppressed Israel for eighteen years before being assassinated by Ehud.
- Deborah10 versesA prophetess and judge who led Israel to victory over the Canaanite forces of Sisera.
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