Jael
a woman who killed Sisera by hammering a tent pin into his head as he slept. Judges 4:17–22.
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How to use Jael in a sentence
Jael was a Hebrew Boadicea; Gideon, at the head of his three hundred men, might have been a hero of mediaeval romance.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II | John LordBut Sisera "fled away on his feet" to Jael, the wife of his friend.
Fair to Look Upon | Mary Belle FreeleyLet us dismiss Jael, for the present, from our meditations, and offer a reflection or two on the fate of Sisera.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I | Francis Augustus CoxLet the benediction of heaven rest upon the head of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, above all other women!
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I | Francis Augustus CoxBlessed above women shall Jael, the wife be of Heber the Kenite, be; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I | Francis Augustus Cox
British Dictionary definitions for Jael
/ (ˈdʒeɪəl) /
Old Testament the woman who killed Sisera when he took refuge in her tent (Judges 4:17–21)
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