Jael Killing Sisera by Rembrandt
One of the more famous battles in the Book of Judges is that of Barak and Sisera. When Sisera, the commander of the Canaanite Army of the King of Hazor, realized that he was losing the battle, he fled on foot and took shelter in the tent of Yael, wife of Heber the Kenite.
She invited Sisera into her tent and offered him milk to drink. Exhausted, Sisera fell asleep. Yael stealthily took a tent peg and drove it through his temple into the ground.
The Bible continues:Judges 4:22-23
Now Barak appeared in pursuit of Sisera. Yael went out to greet him and said, “Come, I will show you the man you are looking for.” He went inside with her, and there Sisera was lying dead, with the pin in his temple. On that day God subdued King Jabin of Canaan…
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Now Barak appeared in pursuit of Sisera. Jael went out to greet him and said, “Come, I will show you the man you are looking for.” He went inside with her, and there Sisera was lying dead, with the pin in his temple. On that day G-d subdued King Jabin of Canaan…
וְהִנֵּ֣ה בָרָק֮ רֹדֵ֣ף אֶת-סִֽיסְרָא֒ וַתֵּצֵ֤א יָעֵל֙ לִקְרָאת֔וֹ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ לֵ֣ךְ וְאַרְאֶ֔ךָּ אֶת-הָאִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁר-אַתָּ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵלֶ֔יהָ וְהִנֵּ֤ה סִֽיסְרָא֙ נֹפֵ֣ל מֵ֔ת וְהַיָּתֵ֖ד בְּרַקָּתֽוֹ: וַיַּכְנַ֤ע אֱלֹקים֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא אֵ֖ת יָבִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ-כְּנָ֑עַן...
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