| Abinoam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Unknown Kedesh, Naphtali |
| Known for | Father of Barak, who defeated Jabin's army led by Sisera |
| Children | Barak |
Abinoam (a-bin'-o-am, ab-i-no'-am, Biblical Hebrew: אבינעם), from Kedesh-naphtali, was the father of Barak who defeated Jabin's army, led by Sisera. He is mentioned only in Judges 4:6, 4:12 and 5:12.
The name means "the (divine) father is pleasantness or Father of Kindness" Where the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible reads Avinoam, the Greek Septuagint manuscripts read Abineem or Iabin.
References
- "The amazing name Abinoam: meaning and etymology". Abarim Publications. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- Judges 4:6; 5:1
- Cheyne and Black (1899), Encyclopaedia Biblica, entry for "Abinoam."
- Cheyne and Black (1899), Encyclopaedia Biblica, entry for "Abinoam."
- Cheyne and Black (1899), Encyclopaedia Biblica, entry for "Abinoam."
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