Sisera
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Sisera is the Canaanite military commander in the Hebrew Bible who is defeated by the Israelites and famously killed by Jael in the Book of Judges.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sisera as defeated enemy | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canaanite military commander
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ person in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Jabin’s kingdom of Hazor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
900 iron chariots
ⓘ
Canaanite oppression of Israel ⓘ |
| commands |
Canaanite chariots
ⓘ
iron chariots ⓘ |
| deathCause | tent peg driven through his head ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Jael’s tent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Barak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deborah’s leadership ⓘ Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
poetic account in Judges 5 (Song of Deborah)
ⓘ
prose account in Judges 4 ⓘ |
| fallsAsleepIn | Jael’s tent ⓘ |
| fightsAgainst |
Barak son of Abinoam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forces led by Deborah ⓘ tribes of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fightsIn | battle at the River Kishon ⓘ |
| fleesTo | tent of Jael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | Deuteronomistic history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| given | milk by Jael ⓘ |
| hasRole | commander of the Canaanite army ⓘ |
| historicStatus | figure of debated historicity among scholars ⓘ |
| killedBy | Jael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedWhile | sleeping ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew transcription of a non-Israelite name ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | foil to Deborah and Jael ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Judges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| motherMentionedIn | Judges 5:28–30 ⓘ |
| narrativeSection | Judges chapters 4–5 ⓘ |
| opposes |
Barak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deborah NERFINISHED ⓘ Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
enemy of Israel
ⓘ
oppressor defeated by divine aid ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| requests | water from Jael ⓘ |
| seeksRefugeWith | Jael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesUnder | Jabin, king of Canaan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | ancient religious text ⓘ |
| symbolIn | Song of Deborah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | era of the Judges ⓘ |
| victoryAttributedTo | Yahweh in the biblical text ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sisera as defeated enemy