Jael

Woman who killed Sisera • Judges

The wife of Heber the Kenite who killed the Canaanite commander Sisera by driving a tent peg through his temple while he slept in her tent. Her act fulfilled Deborah’s prophecy that the honor of defeating Sisera would go to a woman.

Spouse: Heber

Related: Heber, Sisera, Deborah, Barak

Scripture: Judges 4:17-22, Judges 5:24-27