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  JewishEncyclopedia.com - SISERA:
Sisera suffered defeat, and while Barak pursued the enemy as far as "Harosheth of the Gentiles," Sisera fled alone and on foot.
Arrived at the settlement of the Kenites, who, according to legend, were the descendants of Jethro, he was invited by a Kenite woman named Jael, wife of Heber, into her tent.
Sisera accepted the invitation and asked for water, but instead she gave him milk.
www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=840&letter=S   (299 words)

  
  Sisera - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Sisera, in the Old Testament, leader of the Canaanite army.
During the judgeship of Deborah, Sisera attacked a number of tribes of Israel, including...
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
ca.encarta.msn.com /Sisera.html   (68 words)

  
 Jael And Sisera
Then JHVH discomforted Sisera and his army because his chariots could not maneuver in the hills and the Israelites drew them away from the plains.
Sisera ran for his life till finally he came to the tent of Jael, the widow of Heber the Kenite.
Sisera was spent but he still trembled in fear for his life.
www.kingsolomon.com /literary/bibtales/jael.htm   (1066 words)

  
 Sisera and the Battle Of Megiddo
Sisera, referred to in judges, is a type of officialism – the instrument used by selfish power for oppression – the claw of the beast, always red with the blood of the people.
The scene of the battle was on the plain at the foot of the slopes of Mt. Tabor (Judges 4:12-14), or at the foot of the Carmel heights (Judges 5:19).
Sisera's name had long produced fear in Israel because of his oppression of the people, his vast army and his 900 chariots of iron.
members.tripod.com /logos_endless_summer/id132.html   (1941 words)

  
 Jael and Sisera
And the captain of the king's army was named Sisera, and he was very cruel to the children of Israel.
And so Jael went out to meet Sisera, and told him to come into her tent, and to not be afraid.
And when Barak came to Jael's tent, Jael went and met him and told him that she would show him Sisera, and Barak found that Sisera was already dead, just as Deborah had prophesied.
littlelambsministry.freeservers.com /storyjaelsisera.htm   (437 words)

  
 Deborah Explains Our Redemption
The old nature (Sisera) battles within the man by rationalizing that his works (Harasheth Haggoyim) are good enough and his sins (Kishon) are not bad enough to need Jesus (Barak).
Sisera fled to the tent of Jael (mountain goat) who was the wife of Heber.
Sisera asked Jael to say that she had not seen him.
myredeemer.org /foreshadows/deborah/story.shtml   (1042 words)

  
 Name :: Siserafell.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The name Sisera Fell is based on a story in the Old Testament in the book of Judges.
As commander of the Canaanite army, Sisera was responsible for the harsh oppression of the people of Israel.
Sisera can be translated "The shutting out of joy." So to say "Sisera Fell" is also to say that...
www.angelfire.com /biz4/siserafell/1name.html   (135 words)

  
 Elie Assis, "The Hand of a Woman": Deborah and Yael (Judges 4)
The depiction of the assassination of Sisera is detailed and extensive in comparison with the brief and generalized description of the war itself (vv.
Yet Sisera’s army is significantly stronger since it is fortified by his great defence of “nine hundred chariots of iron”, while the verse emphasizes the disadvantage of Barak’s infantry force: “and he went up by foot”.
In contrast with her invitation to Sisera these words contain no sexual allusions; however, when Barak’s entrance into the tent is described, a term is used that is sexually allusive: “he came into her” (ויבוא אליה) connotes sexual intercourse.
www.arts.ualberta.ca /JHS/Articles/article_49.htm   (2666 words)

  
 Judges, Chapter 4
And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.
And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
www.htmlbible.com /kjv30/B07C004.htm   (753 words)

  
 rh63-ai
Sisera's army is defeated and Sisera is dead.
Sisera's mother is experiencing that traumatic feeling of uncertainty, with its dark guesswork - the overwhelming sense of the unknown.
The shofar as depicted in the image of Sisera's mother represents the desperation and tension that prevail in a situation in which "the books of life and death are open" before God.
www.vbm-torah.org /roshandyk/rh63-ai.htm   (2502 words)

  
  Bible Characters: Jael
As the battle drew to a close and Sisera knew he was defeated, the general fled in hopes of saving his own life.
Sisera requested Jael stand at the door and deny his presence to any who may inquire.
While Sisera slept, Jael took a tent stake and hammer and killed Sisera by pounding the stake through his temple into the ground.
www.gospelgazette.com /gazette/2002/aug/page16.htm   (1216 words)

  
 Shoftim - Chapter 4 - Shoftim
And the Lord confused Sisera and all the chariots and all of the camp with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled on foot.
And Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
And behold, Barak pursued Sisera, and Jael came out to meet him, and she said to him, "Come and I will show you the man whom you seek," and he came to her, and behold, Sisera lay dead, and the pin was in his temple.
www.chabad.org /library/article.asp?AID=15812   (911 words)

  
 Deborah the Prophetess
This prophecy was accurate as Sisera met his end at the hands of a woman named Jael and Deborah was considered to be the real leader of the people.
Sisera's army was very strong and had nine hundred iron chariots.
Sisera, fled on foot, escaped to the Kenite camp, where Yael, the clan leader's wife, invited him to stay.
www.amit.org.il /learning/english/JW/Deborah.htm   (612 words)

  
 Holy Spirit Interactive: Bible Discovery - Sisera
Sisera was the commander of the army of Jabin, a king of Canaan who reigned in Hazor.
Even as his army was destroyed to the man, Sisera fled to the settlement of Heber the Kenite.
While he lay asleep Jael crept stealthily up to him, and taking in her hand one of the tent pegs, with a mallet she drove it with such force through his temples that it entered into the ground where he lay and killed him.
www.holyspiritinteractive.net /biblediscovery/sisera.asp   (198 words)

  
 U.S. Catholic Bishops - New American Bible
Sisera, in the meantime, had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, wife of the Kenite Heber, since Jabin, king of Hazor, and the family of the Kenite Heber were at peace with one another.
Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, "Come in, my lord, come in with me; do not be afraid." So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a rug.
While Sisera was sound asleep, she stealthily approached him and drove the peg through his temple down into the ground, so that he perished in death.
www.usccb.org /nab/bible_hold/judges/judges4.htm   (766 words)

  
 Glossary
Sisera’s name is of non-Semitic origin; he is possibly connected with the early Sea Peoples (the biblical designation of this group as ‘Philistines’ is generic).
Sisera headed forces of the ‘kings of Canaan’ in the far older poem (Judg.
Sisera’s forces were destroyed in retreat, while he fled on foot to the tent of the Kenite woman Jael.
www.bibletexts.com /glossary/sisera.htm   (294 words)

  
 Jael and Sisera
Sisera was a cruel Canaanite leader who ruled the Israelites for twenty years.
Sisera escaped and sought refuge in the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite.
Sisera's face has an uncanny resemblance to Caravaggio, who had died in 1610.
www.artemisia-gentileschi.com /jael-sisera.html   (243 words)

  
 Was Sisera Sleeping, Or Standing, When Jael Killed Him?   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Judges 4:21 Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary.
Judges 5:26-27 She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
Judges 5 does not say that Sisera was standing when Jael drove the nail into his head.
members.aol.com /kingdavid10/Contradictions/Judges/02SiseraJael.html   (211 words)

  
 Holy Bible: Indonesian Translation (Terjemahan Lama) | Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Tetapi Sisera lari dengan berjalan kaki ke kemah Yael, bini Heber, orang Keni itu, karena adalah damai antara Yabin, raja Hazor, dengan isi rumah Heber, orang Keni itu.
Maka Yaelpun keluarlah menyambut Sisera sambil katanya: Silakanlah tuan hamba masuk ke dalam kemah hamba; jangan apalah tuan takut.
Arakian, maka Barakpun lagi mengusir Sisera, lalu Yael pergi mendapatkan dia sambil katanya: Marilah, maka aku hendak menunjuk kepadamu orang yang kaucahari itu.
www.ccel.org /ccel/bible/idlam.Judg.4.html   (691 words)

  
 Biblical Prophecy Resource Center - The Holy Bible — World English Bible   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles, to the river Kishon.
However Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
Behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek.” He came to her; and behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent peg was in his temples.
www.bprc.org /bible/WEB/Judges/4.html   (765 words)

  
 Less Than Words Can Say - Chapter Four
Fleeing the lost battle on the plain of Megiddo, General Sisera is said to have stopped off at the tent of Heber the Kenite.
Having drunk his fill, the tired Sisera stretched out for a little nap and told Jael to keep careful watch, for he had good reason to expect that the Jews who had cut up his army that day were probably looking around for him.
Whatever it was that Sisera said to Jael that afternoon, it must have had something like the emotional effect of "Juden heraus!" shouted in the streets of a small village in eastern Poland.
www.sourcetext.com /grammarian/less-than-words-can-say/04.htm   (2398 words)

  
 oremus Bible Browser : Judges 4
Sisera called out all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the troops who were with him, from Harosheth-ha-goiim to the Wadi Kishon.
But Jael wife of Heber took a tent-peg, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple, until it went down into the ground—he was lying fast asleep from weariness—and he died.
Then, as Barak came in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to meet him, and said to him, ‘Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.’ So he went into her tent; and there was Sisera lying dead, with the tent-peg in his temple.
bible.oremus.org /?passage=Judges+4   (732 words)

  
 Rabbi's Corner: Rosh Hashanah Morning: Sounds of the Shofar
Sisera, in case you don’t recall, was an enemy of the ancient Israelites; not merely an enemy, but a villain, a brute, a general guilty of every atrocity imaginable.
To everyone’s surprise, the prophet Deborah and her general Barak lead the Israelites to victory and Sisera falls at the hand of a woman.
Sisera’s mother is evoked, Rabbi Gafni argues, because she is nameless.
www.shirhadash.org /rabbi/show.cgi?id=040916-shofar   (1683 words)

  
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During the battle, the Lord discomfited (to break, or to destroy) Sisera and all his host and chariots with the edge of the sword.
Sisera ran until he could run no longer and came to the tent of Jael.
                        Sisera was as tired as a fox in a race, which made him fall into a pretty deep sleep, Jael went into the tool shed and grabbed a long nail and a hammer.
www.nhbc.org /DaisyaDay/DAD049.htm   (829 words)

  
 The New Nude Mag - Model: Sisera
It was never her intention to become a muse in front of the camera, but like so many others, her natural a sincere beauty won out in the end and proved that there was a star just beyond the surface.
Never one to be considered shy or a prude, Sisera found nude modeling to be the ultimate form of free expression.
Sisera enjoys specializing in workshops and training courses with her modeling.
www.newnudemag.com /en/model/22.html   (214 words)

  
 KJV Bible - Judges 4
4:13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, [even] nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that [were] with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.
4:15 And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all [his] chariots, and all [his] host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off [his] chariot, and fled away on his feet.
4:17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for [there was] peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
www.godrules.net /library/kjv/kjvjud4.htm   (777 words)

  
 Judges 4:17 Now Sisera fled away on foot to the tent of
But Sisera went in flight on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin, king of Hazor, and the family of Heber the Kenite.
But Sis'era fled away on foot to the tent of Ja'el, the wife of Heber the Ken'ite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Ken'ite.
Judges 4:17 JPS: Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
bible.cc /judges/4-17.htm   (405 words)

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