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People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Jael (jâ'el), a wild goat. Wife of Heber, the Kenite who slew Sisera, general of the Canaanitish army. While Sisera was sleeping in her tent Jael drove a large nail or tent-pin through his temples. Judges 4:17-23.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Jael'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​j/jael.html. 1893.
 
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