Sisera
Americannoun
noun
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Why, for instance, is poached trout called Trout Sisera?
From Time Magazine Archive
A classic example of tactical guile was offered by the Prophetess Deborah in her battle with the Canaanite general, Sisera.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Barak, who pursued the fugitive, came, Jael said, "I will show thee the man whom thou seekest," and led him into the tent where Sisera lay dead on the ground.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max
They showed him Moses' rod; the hammer and nail with which Jael slew Sisera; the pitcher, trumpets and lamps, too, with which Gideon put to flight the armies of Midian.
From Comfort Found in Good Old Books by Fitch, George Hamlin
Sisera when beaten in battle fled to the tent of his friend Heber, and was there warmly welcomed bv Jael, Heber's wife.
From The Bible: what it is by Bradlaugh, Charles
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