Abinoam Explained

Abinoam
Birth Date:Unknown
Birth Place: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[1]), from Kedesh-naphtali, was the father of Barak who defeated Jabin's army, led by Sisera.[2] He is mentioned only in Judges 4:6, 4:12 and 5:12.[3]

The name means "the (divine) father is pleasantness or Father of Kindness" [4] Where the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible reads Avinoam, the Greek Septuagint manuscripts read Ab[e]ineem or Iabin.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The amazing name Abinoam: meaning and etymology . Abarim Publications . 8 May 2023 . en.
  2. http://bible.cc/judges/4-6.htm Judges 4:6
  3. Cheyne and Black (1899), Encyclopaedia Biblica, entry for "Abinoam." https://archive.org/stream/Encyclopaedia_Biblica_Vol_I_to_IV/EncyclodaediaBiblica_Vol_I#page/n31/mode/2up
  4. Cheyne and Black (1899), Encyclopaedia Biblica, entry for "Abinoam." https://archive.org/stream/Encyclopaedia_Biblica_Vol_I_to_IV/EncyclodaediaBiblica_Vol_I#page/n31/mode/2up
  5. Cheyne and Black (1899), Encyclopaedia Biblica, entry for "Abinoam." https://archive.org/stream/Encyclopaedia_Biblica_Vol_I_to_IV/EncyclodaediaBiblica_Vol_I#page/n31/mode/2up

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