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Jael

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Jael (jāl), in the Bible, heroine of the time of Deborah. She murdered Sisera, her guest.
Jael
drove tent-peg through skull of Sisera. [O.T.: Judges 4:19–21]
See : Brutality
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The weary soldier acceded readily enough, and Jael put him to bed.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Three nails driven into the head commemorated as many crises in Maggie's nine years of earthly struggle; that luxury of vengeance having been suggested to her by the picture of Jael destroying Sisera in the old Bible.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
When I looked at him that night, deep in his drunken sleep, I thought of Jael and Sisera (see the book of Judges; chapter 4th; verses 17 to 21).
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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