Barak
Mentioned 1284 BC to AD 64 traditional (Jones)
Lightning, the son of Abinoam (Judg. 4:6). At the summons of Deborah he made war against Jabin.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Deborah, Sisera, Abinoam, David, Gideon, Issachar, Jael, and Jephthah.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Stories
1 event in which Barak takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 1277 BCDeliverance by Barak And DeborahJudg 4:4–5:31
Places
Places named in the same verses as Barak, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
- likely location: Mount Tabor3
- possible location: Kedesh2
- location unknown: Harosheth-hagoyim1
- possible location: Kedesh-naphtali1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1621 BC to AD 100, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
13 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Barak 13 |
| KJV | Barak 14 |
| ASV | Barak 14 |
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Every verse
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Judges12 verses
- 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.
- 4:8
Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.”
- 4:9
“I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,
- 4:10
where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.
- 4:12
When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor,
- 4:14
Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
- 4:15
And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.
- 4:16
Then Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.
- 4:22
When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple.
- 5:1
On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
- 5:12
‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’
- 5:15
The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
Hebrews1 verse
- 11:32
And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
Lightning, the son of Abinoam (Judg. 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 (Judg. 4:16) in the plain of Jezreel (q.v.). This deliverance of Israel is commemorated in Judg. 5. Barak’s faith is commended (Heb. 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 Heb. 11:34, ’Out of weakness were made strong.’”