Barak
the commander on Mount Tabor
Who was Barak?
- Son of Abinoam, from Kedesh of Naphtali. The prophetess Deborah called him in the Lord’s name. Judges 4:6
- He told Deborah he would go to battle only if she went with him, and Deborah went. Judges 4:8-9
- He came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men, and the Lord threw Sisera’s army into confusion. Judges 4:14-15
What the Bible says
Judges 4:6
And she sent and called Barac the son of Abinoem out of Cedes in Nephtali: and she said to him: The Lord God of Israel hath commanded thee: Go, and lead an army to mount Thabor, and thou shalt take with thee ten thousand fighting men of the children of Nephtali, and of the children of Zabulon:
Judges 4:8-9
8And Barac said to her: If thou wilt come with me, I will go: if thou wilt not come with me, I will not go. 9She said to him: I will go indeed with thee, but at this time the victory shall not be attributed to thee, because Sisara shall be delivered into the hand of a woman. Debbora therefore arose, and went with Barac to Cedes.
Judges 4:14-15
14And Debbora said to Barac: Arise, for this is the day wherein the Lord hath delivered Sisara into thy hands: behold he is thy leader. And Barac went down from mount Thabor, and ten thousand fighting men with him. 15And the Lord struck a terror into Sisara, and all his chariots, and all his multitude, with the edge of the sword, at the sight of Barac, insomuch that Sisara leaping down from off his chariot, fled away on foot.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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