Jabin (Easton)

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Discerner; the wise. A king of Hazor, at the time of the entrance of Israel into Canaan (Joshua 11:1-14 ), whose overthrow and that of the northern chief with whom he had entered into a confederacy against Joshua was the crowning act in the conquest of the land (11:21-23; comp 14:6-15). This great"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter J Bible Dictionaries Jabin Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Jabez Next Entry Jabneel Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Jabin Dictionaries American Tract Society Jabin Easton's Bible Dictionary Jabin Fausset Bible Dictionary Jabin Holman Bible Dictionary Jabin Hitchcock Bible Names Jabin Hastings' BibleDictionary Jabin Morrish Bible Dictionary Jabin Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Jabin People's Bible Dictionary Jabin Smith Bible Dictionary Jabin Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Jabin Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Jabin McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Jabin The Jewish Encyclopedia Jabin Lexicons יָבִין Discerner; the wise. A king of Hazor, at the time of the entrance of Israel into Canaan ( Joshua 11:1-14 ), whose overthrow and that of the northern chief with whom he had entered into a confederacy against Joshua was the crowning act in the conquest of the land (11:21-23; comp 14:6-15). This great battle, fought at Lake Merom, was the last of Joshua's battles of which we have any record. Here for the first time the Israelites encountered the iron chariots and horses of the Canaanites. Another king of Hazor, called "the king of Canaan," who overpowered the Israelites of the north one hundred and sixty years after Joshua's death, and for twenty years held them in painful subjection. The whole population were paralyzed with fear, and gave way to hopeless despondency ( Judges 5:6-11 ), till Deborah and Barak aroused the national spirit, and gathering together ten thousand men, gained a great and decisive victory over Jabin in the plain of Esdraelon ( Judges 4:10-16 ; Compare Psalm 83:9 ). This was the first great victory Israel had gained since the days of Joshua. They never needed to fight another battle with the Canaanites ( Judges 5:31 ).

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)