The Hebrew place name Charosheth (H2800) — often appearing as Harosheth-haggoyim (Harosheth of the nations/Gentiles) — refers to a city in northern Canaan associated with Sisera, the commander of Jabin's Canaanite army who opposed Israel during the time of the judge Deborah. It appears in Judges 4–5. The name may mean 'craftwork' or 'woodland', related to charash (craftsman/artisan).
Harosheth-haggoyim is the staging ground from which Sisera marshaled 900 iron chariots against Israel — a formidable technological advantage that made Sisera appear unbeatable. Yet Deborah, the prophetess and judge, declared God's word: 'Has not the LORD gone ahead of you?' (Judges 4:14). The Kishon River flooded, disabling the iron chariots, and Sisera's army was routed. The victory hymn of Deborah and Barak (Judges 5) celebrates how the God of Israel overthrows human military power. The story anticipates the pattern of 1 Corinthians 1:27 — God chooses what is weak and foolish to shame the powerful.