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Barak
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ba'-rak (thunder, lightning, lightning flash)
RELATED: Benjamin, Deborah, Kingdom of Israel, Jabin, Jael, Judges, The Book of, Megiddo, Mount Tabor, Sisera |
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
lightning, The son of Abinoam ( Judges 4:6 ). At the
summons of Deborah he made war against Jabin. She accompanied him into the battle,
and gave the signal for the little army to make the attack; in which the host
of Jabin was completely routed. The battle was fought ( Judges 4:16 ) in the plain
of Jezreel (q.v.). This deliverance of Israel is commemorated in Judges 5. Barak's
faith is commended ( Hebrews 11:32 ). "The character of Barak, though pious, does
not seem to have been heroic. Like Gideon, and in a sense Samson, he is an illustration
of the words in Hebrews 11:34 , 'Out of weakness were made strong.'" (See DEBORAH
.)
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
thunder
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(lightning), Son of Abinoam of Kedesh, a refuge city
in Mount Naphtali, was incited by Deborah, a prophetess of Ephraim, to deliver
Israel from the yolk of Jabin. Judges 4. He utterly routed the Canaanites in the
plain of Jezreel (Esdraelon). (B.C. 1291-1251.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ba'-rak (baraq, "lightning flash"):
The name occurs in Sabeanbarqac, in Palmyrene baraq, and in Punic Barcas, as surname
of Hamilcar; and as Divine name in Assyrian Ramman-Birqu and Gibil-Birqu (Del.
Assyrian, HWB, 187). Barak was the son of Abinoam of Kedesh, a refuge city in
Mt. Naphtali. He was summoned by the prophetess Deborah to lead his countrymen
to war against the Canaanites under the leadership of Sisera. From the celebrated
ode of Deborah we gather that Israel suffered at the hand of the enemy; the caravan
roads were in danger, traffic almost ceased; the cultivated country was plundered
(Judges 5:6 , 7). The fighting men in Israel were disarmed, a shield was not to
be seen nor a spear among forty thousand men (Judges 5:8). The prophetess raised
the signal of struggle for independence. Soon Barak came to her aid. With an army
of 10,000 men-- according to Judges 4:10 they were all drawn from Zebulun and
Naphtali, whereas Judges 5:13 - 18 adds Benjamin, Machir and Issachar to the list
of faithful tribes--Barak, accompanied by Deborah, rushed to the summit of Mt.
Tabor. This location was very favorable to the rudely armed Israelites in warding
off the danger of the well-armed enemy. The wooded slopes protected them against
the chariots of the Canaanites. In addition they were within striking distance
should the enemy expose himself on the march. Under the heavy rainfall the alluvial
plain became a morass, in which the heavy-armed troops found it impossible to
move. Soon the little stream Kishon was filled with chariots, horses and Canaanites.
Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot. Barak pursued him and found him
murdered by Jael in her tent. This completed the victory. See BEDAN; Moore, "Judges,"
at the place.
Samuel Cohon
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