The Definition of the word Jael

Jael

Mountain-goat, the wife of Heber the Kenite (Judg. 4:17-22). "When the Canaanites were defeated by Barak, Sisera, the captain" "of Jabin's army, fled and sought refuge with the friendly tribe" "of Heber, beneath the oaks of Zaanaim. As he drew near, Jael" "invited him to enter her tent. He did so, and as he lay wearied" on the floor he fell into a deep sleep. She then took in her "left hand one of the great wooden pins ("nail") which fastened" "down the cords of the tent, and in her right hand the mallet, or" "hammer, used for driving it into the ground, and stealthily" "approaching her sleeping guest, with one well-directed blow" drove the nail through his temples into the earth (Judg. 5:27). "She then led Barak, who was in pursuit, into her tent, and" boastfully showed him what she had done. (See [308]SISERA; [309]DEBORAH.)