Jabin in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE
ja'-bin (yabhin, "one who is intelligent," "discerning." The
word may have been a hereditary royal title among the northern
Canaanites. Compare the familiar usage of par`oh melekh
mitsrayim):
(1) "The king of Hazor," the leading city in Northern Israel,
who led an alliance against Joshua. He was defeated at the
waters of Merom, his city was taken and he was slain (Josh
11:1-9).
(2) "The king of Canaan, that reigned (or had reigned) in
Hazor." It is not clear whether he dwelt in Hazor or
Harosheth, the home of Sisera, the captain of his host at the
time of the story narrated in Jgs. He oppressed Israel in the
days preceding the victory of Deborah and Barak. To the
Israelites he must have been but a shadowy figure as compared
with his powerful captain, Sisera, for the song makes no
mention of him and there is nothing to indicate that he even
took part in the battle that freed Israel (Jdg 4:2,7,17,23,24
bis; Ps 83:9,10).
Ella Davis Isaacs
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