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Biblical army commander
Sisera (Hebrew: סִיסְרָא, romanized: Sīsərāʾ) was commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin of Hazor, who is mentioned in Judges 4–5 of the Hebrew
Sisera
Biblical figure
Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army. This episode is depicted in chapters 4 and 5 of the Book of Judges. According to that account, after Sisera's defeat
Jael
Prophetess in the Bible
attack against the forces of Jabin king of Canaan and his military commander Sisera (Judges 4:6–7); the entire narrative is recounted in chapter 4. Judges 5
Deborah
Israelite military commander in the biblical Book of Judges
fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel, defeated the Canaanite armies led by Sisera. The son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali. His story is told in the Book
Barak
Biblical figure in the Book of Judges
Sisera's mother is an unnamed biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Judges. Her son, Sisera, was defeated in battle by Deborah and Barak, and then killed
Sisera's_mother
Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi
Jael and Sisera is a painting by the Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, executed around 1620. The topic of the canvas is taken from the Book
Jael and Sisera (Artemisia Gentileschi)
Jael_and_Sisera_(Artemisia_Gentileschi)
Topics referred to by the same term
Jael and Sisera are the Biblical figures from the Hebrew Bible, where Jael kills Sisera. Jael and Sisera may also refer to: Jael and Sisera (Artemisia
Jael_and_Sisera
Nomadic tribe in the ancient Levant
Kenites were Heber, husband of Jael, the Biblical heroine who killed General Sisera, and Rechab, the ancestor of the Rechabites. The word qēni (קֵינִי) was
Kenites
Medieval artistic and literary topos
Aristotle, Samson and Delilah, Salome and her mother Herodias, Jael killing Sisera, Bathsheba bathing in sight of David, the idolatry of Solomon, Virgil in
Power_of_Women
1911 French film
and Sisera (French: Jaël et Sisera) is a 1911 French silent film directed by Henri Andréani. The film portrays the biblical story of Jael and Sisera, found
Jael_and_Sisera_(film)
Book of Judges, chapter 4
Sisera came to Jael's tent (4:17) A Jael entreats Sisera to come into her tent (4:18a) B Sisera enters asking for aid (4:18b–20) C Jael kills Sisera (4:21)
Judges_4
Battle during the time of the Judges between Canaan and the Israelite army
twenty years by the Canaanite king Jabin and by the captain of his army, Sisera, who commanded a force of nine hundred iron chariots. At this time, the
Battle of Mount Tabor (biblical)
Battle_of_Mount_Tabor_(biblical)
Mountain in northern Israel
Barak and the army of the Canaanite king of Hazor, Jabin, commanded by Sisera. Mount Tabor is one of the mountains identified as the site of the Transfiguration
Mount_Tabor
Opera by Ildebrando Pizzetti
Israelite prophetess Deborah preaches war against the Canaanite king Sisera. Sisera is hiding within the walls of an impregnable fortress. Knowing the king
Dèbora_e_Jaéle
Painting by James Northcote
Jael and Sisera is an oil on canvas religious history painting by the British artist James Northcote, from 1787. It depicts a scene from the Old Testament
Jael_and_Sisera_(Northcote)
Willful killing of a prominent person
Sennacherib of Assyria was assassinated by his own sons; and Jael assassinated Sisera. Chanakya (c. 350–283 BC) wrote about assassinations in detail in his political
Assassination
Ancient Semitic deity in the Levant
From the sky the stars fought. From their courses, they fought against Sisera. — Book of Judges 5:4–5, 20, WEB World English Bible, the Song of Deborah
Yahweh
Fortress described in the Book of Judges
Judges as the fortress or cavalry base of Sisera, commander of the army of "Jabin, King of Canaan". Sisera is described as having had nine hundred iron
Harosheth_Haggoyim
Italian painter
Jael and Sisera, Oil on canvas, 117 x 95 cm Private collection.
Gregorio_Lazzarini
Oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel
when the prophetess Deborah foretells the death of the Canaanite commander Sisera at the hands of a woman. The Israelite commander Barak leads them into battle
Deborah_(Handel)
Name list
is the name of biblical figure Jael, who saved the Israelites by killing Sisera, commander of the Canaanite king Jabin's army, by hammering a tent peg through
Yael_(name)
Biblical figure
Kedesh-naphtali, was the father of Barak who defeated Jabin's army, led by Sisera. He is mentioned in Judges 4:6, 4:12, 5:1, and 5:12. The name means "the
Abinoam
Dutch painter (1494–1534)
Adam and Eve out of paradise. Jael Killing Sisera: In the foreground, Jael hammers a tent peg into Sisera's ear as he lies on the ground. In the middle
Lucas_van_Leyden
2nd millennium BC Mediterranean ethnic group
biblical Sisera was a Sherden general and that the archaeological site at el-Ahwat (whose architecture resembles nuraghe sites in Sardinia) was Sisera's capital
Sherden
Italian painter
Jael and Sisera
Domenico_Guidobono
English artist (1841–1893)
In 1861, he made a new venture with two sacred subjects, The Mother of Sisera looked out of a Window (Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle) and
Albert_Joseph_Moore
Silas Silla Siloa Silvanus Simeon Simon Sin Sinai Sinim Sion Sinon Sisamai Sisera Sitnah Sivan Smyrna So Socoh Sodi Sodom Solomon Sopater Sophereth Sorek
List of biblical names starting with S
List_of_biblical_names_starting_with_S
Deuterocanonical (apocryphal) book of the Old Testament
and Jael (Judges 4–5), who seduced and inebriated the Canaanite commander Sisera before hammering a tent-peg into his forehead. There are also thematic connections
Book_of_Judith
English painter (1746–1831)
and his friends.[citation needed] Portrait of Henry Fuseli, 1778 Jael and Sisera, 1787 Francis Bourgeois, c.1794 Lafayette in the Dungeon of Olmütz, 1797
James_Northcote
Figure in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith
Prison's 2020 album Primeval features a song titled "Slayer of Holofernes". Sisera Hutter, Manfred (2015). Iranische Personennamen in der Hebräischen Bibel
Holofernes
Medieval personifications of chivalry
and Jael carries the mallet with which she hammered a peg in the head of Sisera. The "Power of Women" and female violence was an interest of German artists
Nine_Worthies
1969 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
respectively). Miranda and Mrs Butler reference the story of Jael and Sisera when discussing how different people might commit a murder. Michael Garfield
Hallowe'en_Party
Italian painter (born 1593)
women as protagonists or equal to men". These include her works of Jael and Sisera, Judith and her Maidservant, and Esther. These characters intentionally
Artemisia_Gentileschi
One of the twelve tribes of Israel
commended, along with Zebulun, for risking their lives in the fight against Sisera; in the prose account of the event, which Arthur Peake regards as a much
Tribe_of_Naphtali
Character in the biblical Book of Judges
Midrash anthology The Legends of the Jews: "Elated by the victory over Sisera, Israel sang a hymn of praise, the song of Deborah, and God, to reward them
Gideon
Biblical place
According to Psalms 83:9–10, it was the scene of the rout of Jabin and Sisera after being defeated by Barak and Deborah in Judges 4–5. The location of
Endor_(village)
Flemish painter (1540–1577)
figures in his work. In his Jaël and Sisera (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen) the short perspective of the deceased Sisera shows the Mannerist preoccupation
Hans_Speckaert
two persons. The Kenite husband of Jael, the biblical heroine who killed Sisera (Book of Judges 4:11, 4:17–22). , The grandson of the patriarch Asher mentioned
List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, A–K
List_of_minor_Hebrew_Bible_figures,_A–K
Archaeological site in Israel
the Sea Peoples' incursion to Israel, and the Biblical conflict between Sisera and Barak ben Avinoam (Judges 4–5). Zertal suggests that the site may have
Ahwat
Woman in the Book of Judges of the Hebrew Bible
mentioned in the fourth and fifth chapters of the Book of Judges who murders Sisera by driving a tent peg into his head, and frequently compared to the title
Delilah
of officers (mechokekim) coming from Machir to join the battle against Sisera. The passage appears to reflect an early time in the history of Israel,
Machir_(biblical_region)
Biblical city
"the stars in their course fought against Sisera" (v.20). Rashi ad loc. comments that the "star" is "Sisera's zodiac". However, most medieval Rabbinic
Meroz
Romanesque illuminated manuscript Bible in two volumes
Yael killing Sisera, part of the historiated initial at the start of the Book of Judges.
Stavelot_Bible
The Sisera well is one of the ancient wells in the Al-Jawf region in Saudi Arabia. The Sisera well is located north of Sakaka, near the Zabal Castle.
Sisira_Well
Artist's model (1835–1924)
paintings were accorded a prominent place, with Albert Joseph Moore's Mother of Sisera and Rossetti's The Beloved on display. Reviewers responded with a 21st-century
Fanny_Eaton
Book of Judges, chapter 5
ladies-in-waiting, but instead of expecting the coming of Sisera with the spoils of war, it was Sisera himself who has been despoiled at the hands of a warrior
Judges_5
19–32. Mayes, A.D.H. (1969). "The Historical Context of the Battle against Sisera". Vetus Testamentum. 19 (3): 353–360. doi:10.2307/1516506. JSTOR 1516506
List_of_battles_before_301
Location in the Hebrew Bible
According to Judges 4:11, Heber the Kenite's tent, in which Jael killed Sisera, was "as far as the oak in Zaanannim" (Revised Version). Where the Revised
Zaanaim
Dutch painter
altarpiece for a schuilkerk Head of a Boy. The Walters Art Museum. Jael and Sisera, 1659. York Museums Trust. ULAN: Middle name "Salomonsz" ("son of Salomon")
Jan_de_Bray
Seventh book of the Bible
Barak the army captain (4–5), vs. Jabin of Hazor (a city in Canaan) and Sisera, his captain (Battle of Mount Tabor) Gideon (6–8) vs. Midian, Amalek, and
Book_of_Judges
One of the twelve Tribes of Israel
recruiting and inspecting officers. The reference is to Barak's campaign against Sisera,[citation needed] the commander of the forces of Jabin, King of Canaan.
Tribe_of_Zebulun
Process by which individuals are consecrated as clergy
primary in the Israelite victory. Her prudent actions killed the commander Sisera after he fled on foot following the battle. Within the Book of Judges, there
Ordination
Name of person Image Date of death Details Sisera 1200 or 1235 BC According to Judges 4 – 5, the commander of the Canaanite army for King Jabin of Hazor
List of unusual deaths in antiquity
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_antiquity
to a woman. A battle is fought (led by Barak), and Sisera, the enemy commander, is defeated. Sisera had summoned all his men and 900 iron chariots, but
Women_in_the_Bible
Daughter of Abraham's younger brother Haran Genesis Jael Heroine who killed Sisera to deliver Israel from the troops of king Jabin. She was the wife of Heber
List_of_women_in_the_Bible
Archeological site of an ancient city in Israel
Judges, Hazor was the seat of Jabin, the king of Canaan, whose commander, Sisera, led a Canaanite army against Barak, but was ultimately defeated. Textual
Tel_Hazor
One of the twelve Tribes of Israel
Canaanites and the other tribes, for example in the war involving Barak and Sisera. The tribe of Aser [sic] had that part which was called the Valley, for
Tribe_of_Asher
Judaism's views on the central figure of Christianity
by means of the sword, by violence, or by brute force, such as Amalek, Sisera, Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar, Titus, Hadrian, may their bones be ground
Jewish_views_on_Jesus
Jewish scholar and sage (c. 50 – c. 135 CE)
55 reads מבני בניו שלסיסרא לימדו תורה בירושלם [ומנו ר' עקיבה], "Some of Sisera's descendants taught Torah in Jerusalem [and among these was Akiva]" but
Rabbi_Akiva
Place in Northern, Israel
is named after the prophet Devorah (Deborah) (Judges 4:4), who defeated Sisera in the Book of Judges. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
Dvora,_Israel
Archaeological culture in Sardinia
proposed that the Harosheth Haggoyim of Israel, home of the biblical figure Sisera, is identifiable with the site of "El-Ahwat" and that it was a Nuragic site
Nuragic_civilization
Israeli biblical archaeologist (1936–2015)
altar. A structure on Mount Ebal identified as an early Israelite altar. Sisera's town. Zertal headed the excavations at El-ahwat, which he has identified
Adam_Zertal
Museum in Avignon, Vaucluse, France
Abraham Hondius : Dogs Attacking a Heron. Gérard de Lairesse : Jaël and Sisera. Anthonie de Lorme (architecture) and Anthonie Palamedesz. (figures) : Protestant
Calvet_Museum
Place in Northern, Israel
the Book of Judges (f.e. chapter 4, vers 6), who defeated the enemy king Sisera near the location of the moshav. Joaquin Szuchman (born 1995), Israeli-Argentinian
Barak,_Israel
between Ramah and Bethel in the land of Benjamin. After her victory over Sisera, general of King Jabin's Canaanite army, there was peace in the land for
List of women warriors in folklore
List_of_women_warriors_in_folklore
Venetian painter (1548/50–1628)
dell'Orto Venus and Mars, c. 1590, The National Gallery, London Yael Killing Sisera Madonna and Child, Saint Benedict and other saints, 1605, San Zaccaria,
Palma_il_Giovane
1861 art exhibition in London
Claudio, Deceived by Don John, Accuses Hero by Marcus Stone The Mother of Sisera by Albert Joseph Moore The Lifeboat Going to the Rescue by Thomas Brooks
Royal Academy Exhibition of 1861
Royal_Academy_Exhibition_of_1861
Italian painter (1635–1681)
the Museo Capitolino are paintings of Rinaldo leaves Armida as well as Sisera and Jael. He painted for Queen Christina of Sweden, too. Camillo Laderchi
Giuseppe_Bonati
counterattack against the forces of Jabin king of Canaan and his military commander Sisera; the narrative is recounted in chapter 4. Judges chapter 5 gives the same
List of women in the Heritage Floor
List_of_women_in_the_Heritage_Floor
Place in Israel
2026-05-18. "Archaeological site could cast light on life of Biblical Villain Sisera | The Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2019-11-27. Retrieved
Katzir
Colonial Massachusetts Puritan mother
deed/exploit was a woman") and compared Hannah Duston's story to the murder of Sisera by Jael in the Old Testament, and to the captivity narratives of Hannah
Hannah_Duston
Israelites pursued them and slayed them to the last man. Sisera left his chariot and ran for his life. Sisera reached to the tent of Yael, wife of Heber the Kenite
War_in_the_Hebrew_Bible
Religious concept
Jabin king of Canaan cruelly oppressed the people of Israel for 20 years. Sisera was slain. Jabin was subdued and finally destroyed. Judges 4:1–7 Judges
Biblical literalist chronology
Biblical_literalist_chronology
Book of Judges, chapter 16
mill, usually the work of women: so the mighty hero had been feminized, as Sisera to Jael (Judges 4, 5). Samson's rehabilitation and his final victory took
Judges_16
Roman Catholic cathedral in Lipari, Italy
vault there are "Science and the Arts," "Samson and Delilah," "Yael and Sisera" and "Judith and Holofernes." In the second vault: "The worship of the Golden
Lipari_Cathedral
Musical artist
Guatemala Genres Garifuna music, World music Instruments Garifuna drums, sisera, conch shell, turtleshell snare, saxophone, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Umalali
Wood engraving illustrations for an 1866 version of the Bible
53 "Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still" Joshua 10:13 54 "Jael and Sisera" Judges 4:21 55 "Deborah" Judges 5:7-9 56 "Gideon Choosing His Soldiers"
Gustave Doré's illustrations for La Grande Bible de Tours
Gustave_Doré's_illustrations_for_La_Grande_Bible_de_Tours
Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi
(Ferrara) Portrait of a Lady, dressed in a gold embroidered costume Jael and Sisera Saint Cecilia Judith Slaying Holofernes (Florence) Mary Magdalene as Melancholy
Mary_Magdalene_in_Ecstasy
Reigning dynasty of the United Kingdom of Israel
leader gaining an important victory. In the Book of Judges, Barak defeats Sisera, Ehud defeats Eglon, and Gideon defeats Oreb and Zeeb. In the Books of Kings
House_of_Saul
Church building in Venice, Italy
the composer Simon Mayr wrote the oratorios Sisara (based on story of Sisera 1793), Tobiae matrimonium (1794) and David in spelunca Engaddi (1795). Completed
San_Lazzaro_dei_Mendicanti
Italian painter (1687–1730)
commanding the sun to stand still; Deborah singing in triumph having defeated Sisera; Jael killing Sisara; Judith cutting off the head of Holofernes; and the
Girolamo_Ferroni
written by Gaiman: "The Book of Judges" (with Mike Matthews) "Jael and Sisera" (with Julie Hollings) "Jephitah and His Daughter" (with Peter Rigg) "Journey
Neil_Gaiman_bibliography
Municipality type D in Jenin, Palestine
Hazor, with Sisera acting as his military commander, and the Israelite forces led by Deborah and Barak. In this confrontation, Sisera’s forces were said
Ti'inik
Radio play by Agatha Christie
forth butter in a lordly dish", where "he" refers to Sisera, "she" is Jael, and Jael kills Sisera by hammering a nail through his head. The same fate awaits
Butter_in_a_Lordly_Dish
Comune in Lombardy, Italy
Ciserano (Bergamasque: Siserà) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi)
Ciserano
One of the twelve Tribes of Israel
ancient Song of Deborah, Reuben declined to take part in the war against Sisera, the people instead idly resting among their flocks as if it were a time
Tribe_of_Reuben
in Ecstasy 1620 National Gallery of Art 81 x 105 cm cm. G. Pupi Jael and Sisera 1620 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest 86 X 125 cm. MET (61), WB (11) Judith
List of works by Artemisia Gentileschi
List_of_works_by_Artemisia_Gentileschi
Chapter of the New Testament
Chronicles 35:22; 2 Chronicles 35:25; Zechariah 12:11) or 'to the slaughter of Sisera's army at the waters of Megiddo', by Barak, (Judges 5:19). Armageddon Book
Revelation_16
1941 detective novel by Ngaio Marsh
the biblical story of Jael and Sisera. Frid plays Jael and uses a skewer to mimic the tent peg Jael used to murder Sisera. The game does nothing to appeal
Surfeit_of_Lampreys
Musical artist
collaboration with accordion player Patricia Draeger, and saxophone player, Luca Sisera double bass, Chris Brown drums. Concerts were held in Egypt and Switzerland
Georges_Kazazian
Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi
include: Female Martyr, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, and the Jael and Sisera in the same period in which the Penitent Magdalen was created. The inclusion
Mary Magdalene (Artemisia Gentileschi)
Mary_Magdalene_(Artemisia_Gentileschi)
River in Israel
times in the Hebrew Bible, among them the following verses: In Judges 4:7, Sisera's Canaanite army is encamped at the Kishon River and the prophet Deborah
Kishon_River
Italian painter (1556–1622)
the vault. The walls are frescoed with Rebecca and Eleazar and Yael and Sisera. Besides his half-brother Orazio Gentileschi, his pupils included Orazio
Aurelio_Lomi
1975 novel by Joanna Russ
historically oppressed women. The Bible: Jael is named after Yael, who kills Sisera by driving a tent peg through his skull while he sleeps. At one point Russ
The_Female_Man
English Puritan activist and religious controversialist (fl. 1616–1653)
Jael and Sisera by Artemisia Gentileschi, another contemporary of Katherine Chidley
Katherine_Chidley
Israeli author and playwright (born 1973)
a modern version of the story of Jael, the biblical heroine who killed Sisera to deliver the Israelites. Her fourth book,"The Others", (Hebrew: "Ha'acherot"
Sarah_Blau
Sanctuary in Santa Maria del Monte, Frazione of Varese, Italy
medallions depicting Esther and Ahasuerus, Judith and Holofernes, Jael and Sisera, and pairs of putti. The High Altar depicts the fifteenth mystery of the
Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte
Sanctuary_of_Santa_Maria_del_Monte
Play by Shakespeare
masterminded Barak's surprise victory against the Canaanite army led by Sisera, which had suppressed the Israelites for over twenty years. No such comparison
Henry_VI,_Part_1
First Book of Samuel chapter
friends of Israel. Some famous persons among the Kenites was the killer of Sisera, Jael, whose husband Heber had migrated into northern Palestine (Judges
1_Samuel_15
Italian painter (1800–1895)
Faith *Allegory of Theology *The Shipwreck of Noah's Ark *Jael killing Sisera *Esther fainting before Ahasuerus *Judith with the Head of Holofernes Palazzo
Francesco_Podesti
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