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Jabin
A person first named at Judges 4:2.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleA king of Hazor whose commander Sisera oppressed Israel until Deborah and Barak broke his power.
Judges 4:2–24
Imhotep tep — CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
ArchaeologyHazor, the greatest city of Canaan, shows a violent destruction and burning — the kind of end its kings met in the biblical wars.
Late Bronze Age destruction and burning layer at Tel Hazor (Stratum XIII, 13th century BC); excavated by Yigael Yadin (1955-58) and Amnon Ben-Tor (from 1990); A. Ben-Tor, 'Hazor: Canaanite Metropolis, Israelite City' (Israel Exploration Society, 2016).