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Sisera

Sisera is a figure in the Hebrew Bible, described as the commander of Jabin, the king of Hazor, and the chief general of the Canaanite forces opposing the Israelites during the period of the Judges. According to the account in Judges 4–5, Sisera led an army that included 900 iron chariots in a campaign that oppressed Israel for about twenty years.

The narrative centers on Deborah, a prophetess and judge, and Barak, who led Israel in battle against

The defeat of Sisera and his forces contributed to a period of relative peace for Israel. The

Sisera
at
Mount
Tabor.
God
is
said
to
have
delivered
the
Canaanites
into
Israel’s
hands,
and
a
rout
ensued.
As
Sisera
fled
the
field,
he
sought
refuge
in
the
tent
of
Jael,
the
wife
of
Heber
the
Kenite.
While
he
slept,
Jael
killed
him
by
driving
a
tent
peg
through
his
temple,
an
act
that
sealed
the
victory
for
Israel.
story
is
primarily
preserved
in
Judges
4,
with
the
victory
celebrated
in
the
Song
of
Deborah
in
Judges
5.
In
later
Jewish
and
Christian
tradition,
Sisera
is
remembered
as
the
opposing
general
defeated
by
Israel,
and
his
death
is
often
highlighted
alongside
the
leadership
of
Deborah
and
the
courage
of
Jael,
underscoring
themes
of
deliverance
and
unconventional
means
of
victory.