Jabin Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Ja'bin.
(whom God observes). 1. King of Hazor, who organized a confederacy of the northern princes against the Israelites. Jos 11:1-3, Joshua surprised the allied forces by the waters of Merom, Jos 11:7, and utterly routed them. (B.C. 1448). During the ensuing wars, Joshua again attacked Jabin, and burnt his city. Jos 11:1-14.2. A king of Hazor, whose general, Sisera, was defeated by Barak. Jdg 4:2; Jdg 4:13. (B.C. 1316).
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Taken from: Smith's Bible Dictionary by Dr. William Smith (1884) |