Jael
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Jael is a biblical heroine celebrated in the Book of Judges for killing the Canaanite commander Sisera and thus securing victory for Israel.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israelite ally Jael | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
heroine ⓘ woman in the Bible ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Masoretic Text
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Septuagint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
Judges 4
ⓘ
Judges 5 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle against Sisera and the Canaanites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Barak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deborah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sisera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | Israel (by alliance, not ethnicity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| betrayed | Sisera’s expectation of safety ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Israelite conflict with Canaanite king Jabin of Hazor ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Near Eastern tribal society ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Kenite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfText | biblical historical narrative ⓘ |
| indirectlyDefeated | Jabin’s military power through killing Sisera ⓘ |
| killed | Sisera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killingMethod | tent peg through Sisera’s temple ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locationOfAct | her tent ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Judges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| moralEvaluationInText | presented positively in Judges ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “mountain goat” (commonly given meaning) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping secure victory for Israel over Canaanites
ⓘ
killing Sisera ⓘ |
| praisedAs | “most blessed of women” ⓘ |
| praisedBy | Deborah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praisedIn | Song of Deborah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islamic tradition ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| residenceGroup | Heber’s tent-dwelling clan ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | instrument of divine deliverance ⓘ |
| scripturalBookOrder | seventh book of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| scripturalCanonStatus |
canonical in Christian Old Testament
ⓘ
canonical in Jewish Bible ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Heber the Kenite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
courage
ⓘ
decisive action ⓘ divine justice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | era of the Judges ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Israelite ally Jael