Zaanaim
Encyclopedia
Zaanaim is a place in northwest of Lake Merom, near Kedesh
, in Naphtali
; currently sited in Hulah Valley
, Israel
. Here Sisera
was slain by Jael
, "the wife of Heber
the Kenite," who had pitched his tent in the "plain [R.V., 'as far as the oak'] of Zaanaim" .
Zaanaim means "wanderings", "the unloading of tents", the location was probably so called from the fact of nomads in tents encamping amid the cities and villages of that region.
It has been, however, suggested by some that, following the LXX. and the Talmud
, the letter "b", which in Hebrew
means "in," should be taken as a part of the word following, and the phrase would then be "unto the oak of Bitzanaim," a place which has
been identified with the ruins of Bessum, about half-way between Tiberias and Mount Tabor.
Kedesh
The ruins of the ancient Canaanite village of Kedesh are located within the modern Kibbutz Malkiya in Israel on the Israeli-Lebanese border....
, in Naphtali
Tribe of Naphtali
The Tribe of Naphtali was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes...
; currently sited in Hulah Valley
Hulah Valley
The Hula Valley is an agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water. It is a major stopover for birds migrating along the Syrian-African Rift Valley between Africa, Europe, and Asia. The marshland around Lake Hula, a breeding grounds for malaria, was drained in the 1950s...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Here Sisera
Sisera
Sisera was commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin of Hazor mentioned in the of the Hebrew Bible. After being defeated by Barak, Sisera was killed by Jael, who hammered a tent peg into his temple....
was slain by Jael
Jaël
Jaël, , is a singer-songwriter from the band Lunik. She also co-wrote and sang with Delerium on the song After All on their album Chimera, and the song Lost and Found on their album Nuages du Monde. She is both internationally famous in the Trance music community as well as domestically famous from...
, "the wife of Heber
Heber the Kenite
Heber the Kenite is a man in the Book of Judges in the Tanakh and the Holy Bible. He is a descendant of Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses. Heber had separated himself and his wife Jael from the other Kenites; he pitched their tent in the plain of Zaanaim, which is near Kedesh.According to Judges...
the Kenite," who had pitched his tent in the "plain [R.V., 'as far as the oak'] of Zaanaim" .
Zaanaim means "wanderings", "the unloading of tents", the location was probably so called from the fact of nomads in tents encamping amid the cities and villages of that region.
It has been, however, suggested by some that, following the LXX. and the Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
, the letter "b", which in Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
means "in," should be taken as a part of the word following, and the phrase would then be "unto the oak of Bitzanaim," a place which has
been identified with the ruins of Bessum, about half-way between Tiberias and Mount Tabor.