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Sisera
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Also known as Sisara

Sisera () was commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin of Hazor, who is mentioned in of the Hebrew Bible. After being defeated by the forces of the Israelite tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali under the command of Barak and Deborah, Sisera was killed by Jael, who hammered a tent peg into his temple while he slept.

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Person.name
Sisera
Person.image
Lambert Lombard, Jaël (1530-35), Grand Curtius, Liège.JPG
Person.caption
Yael Killing Sisera, by Lambert Lombard, 1530–1535
Person.birth_date
Unknown
Person.death_date
c. 1200 BCE
Person.death_place
Tent of Jael, Plain of Zaanaim
Person.known_for
Commander of the Canaanite army under King Jabin, killed by Jael
Person.occupation
Military commander
Person.parents
Possibly Shamgar (according to Jewish tradition)

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Jacopo Vignali Jael and Sisera.jpg
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Sisera
name in native language
סיסרא
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  • Biblical account
  • Archaeological information
  • Sisera in later Jewish tradition
  • Sisera in artistic works
  • See also
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Sisera () was commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin of Hazor, who is mentioned in of the Hebrew Bible. After being defeated by the forces of the Israelite tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali under the command of Barak and Deborah, Sisera was killed by Jael, who hammered a tent peg into his temple while he slept.

The etymology of Sisera's name is unclear. Sisera's name has been variously identified as Philistine, Hittite, Hurrian, or Egyptian (Ses-Ra, "servant of Ra"). The Israeli scholar and archaeologist Adam Zertal identifies Sisera with the Sea People called Sherden, arguing that Sisera came from the island of Sardinia.

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