Bible Person

Abinoam

Meaning: father of beauty · Male · 4 cross references

Abinoam is remembered as the father of Barak in the Deborah narrative. His own role is indirect, but his name remains attached to one of the key military leaders in Judges. First appears in Judg 4:6.1

AI summary: Abinoam matters because the cross references preserve him through the repeated identification of Barak, whose actions are central to Israel's deliverance from Jabin and Sisera. The patronymic ties Barak's public leadership to a remembered family identity. While Abinoam himself does not act, his name remains embedded in a major deliverance account. Taken together, the material presents Abinoam as the remembered father behind Barak's role in Judges.1

Central Figure

Abinoam

Meaning: father of beauty

Father of kindness, the father of Barak (Judg.