Father of Barak, the Israelite commander
Abinoam
Named in 4 verses of Judges, first in Judges 4:6.
אֲבִינֹ֫עַםAbinoam
The name means “father of beauty.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
- Children
- Barak
About Abinoam Written by AI
Abinoam was the father of Barak, an Israelite commander during the time of the judges. Barak was from Kedesh in Naphtali, a region in northern Israel (Judges 4:6). When Israel was oppressed by Jabin, the king of Canaan, and his commander Sisera, the prophetess Deborah summoned Barak and instructed him to gather 10,000 men from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun to mount an attack against Sisera's army (Judges 4:6 to 7). Barak agreed to go only if Deborah would accompany him, to which she consented, but prophesied that the glory of the victory would go to a woman (Judges 4:8 to 9). Barak and his army defeated Sisera's forces, and Sisera himself was killed by Jael, a woman who invited him into her tent and drove a tent peg through his temple while he slept (Judges 4:12 to 24). After the victory, Deborah and Barak sang a song of praise to the Lord, recounting the events of the battle and celebrating the triumph of Israel over their oppressors (Judges 5:1 to 31). In this song, Barak is referred to as the son of Abinoam (Judges 5:12), emphasizing his lineage and his role in the victory.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
Father of kindness, the father of Barak (Judg. 4:6; 5:1).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Judges 4:6
She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
- Judges 4:12
When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor,
- Judges 5:1
On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
- Judges 5:12
‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.