Kishon
Kishon, a river in northern Israel, where Deborah and Barak defeated Sisera's army.
The name Kishon means “hard; sore”
PlaceOld Testament3 books5 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Judges 4:7; only referred to as Kishon (קִישׁוֹן).
Location
- Identified as
- Kishon River
- Certainty
- Likely (85% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 32.817° N, 35.033° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- קִישׁוֹןKishon
Mentions
- And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”
- …he summoned all nine hundred of his iron chariots and all the men with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the River Kishon.
- The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength!
- Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
- Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,