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'''Barak''' ([[Hebrew]] '''בָרָ֣ק''', a flash of lightning) (fl. 2744 AM/1260 BC)<ref name=Jones>Jones, Floyd M., ''The Chronology of the Old Testament'', Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2004, p. 278</ref> was a reluctant commander at a celebrated battle in the history of [[Israel]].

'''Barak''' ([[Hebrew]] '''בָרָ֣ק''', a flash of lightning) (fl. 2744 AM/1260 BC)<ref name=Jones>Jones, Floyd M., ''The Chronology of the Old Testament'', Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2004, p. 278</ref> was a reluctant commander at a celebrated battle in the history of [[Israel]].

== The Battle of Kisron ==

== The Battle of Kishon ==

Barak was a [[Naphtali (tribe)|Naphtalite]], and grew to manhood during the oppression of King [[Jabin]] of [[Hazor]]. Why [[Judge (biblical)|Judge]] [[Deborah]] selected him to recruit and command an army to fight a battle of liberation, the Bible does not say. But some Rabbinical commentators identify Barak with "Lappidoth" (Hebrew '''לַפִּידֹ֑ות''', lamps) and suggest that he was married to Deborah and furnished lamps for the [[Tabernacle]]. This is very unlikely because Deborah was not Naphtalite, but [[Ephraim (tribe)|Ephraimite]].

Barak was a [[Naphtali (tribe)|Naphtalite]], and grew to manhood during the oppression of King [[Jabin]] of [[Hazor]]. Why [[Judge (biblical)|Judge]] [[Deborah]] selected him to recruit and command an army to fight a battle of liberation, the Bible does not say. But some Rabbinical commentators identify Barak with "Lappidoth" (Hebrew '''לַפִּידֹ֑ות''', lamps) and suggest that he was married to Deborah and furnished lamps for the [[Tabernacle]]. This is very unlikely because Deborah was not Naphtalite, but [[Ephraim (tribe)|Ephraimite]].