According to the Book of Judges of the Hebrew Bible, the Battle of Mount Tabor was a military confrontation between the forces of King Jabin of Canaan, who ruled from Hazor, and the Israelite army led
Luca Giordano, The Defeat of Sisera, c. 1692
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Jael or Yael is a heroine of the Bible who aids the Israelites in their war with King Jabin of the city of Hazor in Canaan by killing Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army. This episode is depicted in
Battle of Mount Tabor (biblical)
…the Israelites pursued them and slew them to the last man (Judges 4:15–16). Sisera left his chariot and ran for his life. Sisera reached the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, and she offered him shelter, as the Kenites were not at war with the Canaanites. Jael hid Sisera and gave him some milk to…
Detail from Jael and Sisera by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1620
Jael shows Sisera lying dead to Barak, James Tissot, 1896–1902
Limoges enamel plaque, 1550–1575
Jan Saenredam engraving picturing Jael killing Sisera