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Kishon

קִישׁוֹן · qi.shon · H7028“hard; sore” Hitchcock's 18695 mentions in 3 books, most in Judges (3)

Where it is

Mount CarmelMount CarmelHarosheth-hagoyimHarosheth-hagoyimIdalahIdalahSaridSaridBeth-dagonBeth-dagonSharonSharonKishonabout 46 km across

32.76° N, 35.06° E · river

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Mentioned most in

Judges · 31 Kings · 1Psalms · 1
Counted from 5 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

The Kishon River is mentioned several times in the Bible, primarily in the context of military conflicts. It is located in northern Israel, near the city of Megiddo. In the time of Deborah and Barak, the Canaanite army led by Sisera was defeated near the Kishon River (Judges 4:7, 13; 5:21). The river is described as sweeping away the enemy forces. Later, during the reign of King Ahab, the prophet Elijah had the prophets of Baal slaughtered at the Kishon River after the contest on Mount Carmel (1Ki.18.40). The river is also mentioned in a prayer for God's intervention against Israel's enemies (Psalm 83:9).

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Every mention

5 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Judges 3 mentions

Judges 4:7I will draw to you, to the river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into your hand.’”Judges 4:13Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles, to the river Kishon.Judges 5:21The river Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. My soul, march on with strength.

1 Kings 1 mention

1 Kings 18:40Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let one of them escape!” They seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.

Psalms 1 mention

Psalms 83:9Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;

What the dictionary says

Winding, a winter torrent of Central Palestine, which rises about the roots of Tabor and Gilboa, and passing in a northerly direction through the plains of…

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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