Sisera
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Sisera was commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin of Hazor, who is mentioned in Judges 4–5 of the Hebrew Bible. After being defeated by the forces of the Israelite tribes of Zebulun and Naphtal
Yael Killing Sisera, by Lambert Lombard, 1530–1535
By Jan de Bray, 1659
Jael and Sisera by James Northcote, 1787
Jael Smote Sisera, and Slew Him, by James Tissot in the collection of the Jewish Museum (New York)
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
Sisera
…cavalry base. After the prophetess Deborah persuaded Barak to face Sisera in battle, they, with an Israelite force of ten thousand, defeated him at the Battle of Mount Tabor at Jezreel Valley. Judges 5:20 says that "the stars in their courses fought against Sisera", and the following verse implies that the army was swept…
Luca Giordano, The Defeat of Sisera, c. 1692