<P> Jael was the wife of Heber the Kenite . The Kenites were a nomadic tribe, some of whom lived in close proximity to the Israelites . The Bible records a number of cases of intermarriage; the father - in - law of Moses was apparently a Kenite, but it is not clear if this was Jethro . The Kenites may have been a part of the Midianite group . </P> <P> Deborah, a prophetess and judge, advises Barak to mobilize the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulon on Mount Tabor to do battle against King Jabin of Canaan . Barak demurred, saying he would go, provided she would also . Deborah agreed but prophesied that the honour of defeating Jabin's army would then go to a woman . Jabin's army was led by Sisera (Judg. 4: 2). The armies met on the plain of Esdraelon, where Sisera's iron - bound chariots became hampered by the mud caused by a downpour during the night that caused the Wadi Kishon to overflow its banks . The Canaanites were defeated and Sisera fled the scene . </P> <P> Sisera arrived on foot at the tent of Heber the Kenite on the plain of Zaanaim . Heber's wife Jael (whose tent would have been separate from Heber's) welcomed Sisera into her tent and covered him with a blanket . As he was thirsty, she gave him a jug of milk . Exhausted, Sisera lay down and soon fell asleep . While he was sleeping, Jael took a mallet and drove a tent peg into his temple, killing him instantly . The "Song of Deborah" (Judg. 5: 24 - 26) recounts: </P> <Dl> <Dd> <Dl> <Dd> "Extolled above women be Jael, </Dd> <Dd> Extolled above women in the tent . </Dd> <Dd> He asked for water, she gave him milk; </Dd> <Dd> She brought him cream in a lordly dish . </Dd> <Dd> She stretched forth her hand to the nail, </Dd> <Dd> Her right hand to the workman's hammer, </Dd> <Dd> And she smote Sisera; she crushed his head, </Dd> <Dd> She crashed through and transfixed his temples ." </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl>

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