Wadi Kishon
A place in the Bible
A river in northern Israel, not far from Mount Carmel. In the Douay-Rheims it is called “Cison.”
What happened here
- Sisera: he gathered his nine hundred chariots by the Wadi Kishon to fight against Barak.
- Deborah’s song: it says that the Wadi Kishon swept the enemies away.
- Elijah: after the sacrifice on Mount Carmel, Elijah took the prophets of Baal down to the Wadi Kishon, and there they were killed.
Today
It is the river called the Kishon today, in northern Israel.
Where it appears in the Bible
Judges 4:7; Judges 4:13; Judges 5:21; 1 Kings 18:40
What the Bible says
Judges 4:7
And I will bring unto thee in the place of the torrent Cison, Sisara the general of Jabin’s army, and his chariots, and all his multitude, and will deliver them into thy hand.
Judges 4:13
And he gathered together his nine hundred chariots armed with scythes, and all his army from Haroseth of the Gentiles to the torrent Cison.
Judges 5:21
The torrent of Cison dragged their carcasses, the torrent of Cadumim, the torrent of Cisoii: tread thou, my soul, upon the strong ones.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Judges 4:7.13; Judges 5:21; 1 Kings 18:40