Place Old Testament
Harosheth-hagoyim
Also known as Harosheth, -hagoyim =ESV; Harosheth, Haggoyim =NIV; Harosheth of, the Gentiles =KJV
Harosheth-hagoyim was a Canaanite city that served as the base for Sisera, the commander of King Jabin's army (Judg 4:2). Mentioned in 3 verses across 1 book, first at Judges 4:2.
Why it matters. Canaanite city ruled by Sisera
- Primary passages
- Location
- 32.691, 35.110 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Harosheth-hagoyim
Harosheth-hagoyim was a Canaanite city that served as the headquarters for Sisera, the commander of the army of Jabin, the king of Hazor (Judg 4:2). Sisera gathered his 900 iron chariots and troops at Harosheth-hagoyim before engaging the Israelites led by Deborah and Barak at the Kishon River (Judg 4:13). After the Canaanites were defeated, Barak pursued them back to Harosheth-hagoyim and destroyed Sisera's army (Judg 4:16). The exact location of this city is uncertain, though some scholars propose it may have been near modern-day Tel Harashim in the Jezreel Valley.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.