Sisera
Americannoun
noun
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A classic example of tactical guile was offered by the Prophetess Deborah in her battle with the Canaanite general, Sisera.
From Time Magazine Archive
Why, for instance, is poached trout called Trout Sisera?
From Time Magazine Archive
There was Deborah, "a prophetess who judged Israel at that time," and went to aid in the defeat of Sisera, and there was Huldah, the prophetess, who warned Josiah, king of Judah.
From Modern Magic by Vere, Maximilian Schele de
It had been so terrific a day, that if the Lord had not been on their side,—if the stars in their courses had not fought for Israel,—how could Sisera have possibly been overcome?
From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William
There is no sentence in all literature more pregnant than that which tells how the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
From Stand Up, Ye Dead by Maclean, Norman
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