Sisera | |
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,_Grand_Curtius,_Li%C3%A8ge.JPG) Yael Killing Sisera, by Lambert Lombard, 1530–35. | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | c. 1200 BCE Tent of Jael, Plain of Zaanaim |
| Nationality | Canaanite |
| Occupation | Military commander |
| Known for | Commander of the Canaanite army under King Jabin, killed by Jael |
| Parent | Possibly Shamgar (according to Jewish tradition) |
Sisera (Hebrew: סִיסְרָא Sīsərāʾ) was commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin of Hazor, who is mentioned in Judges 4–5 of the Hebrew Bible. After being defeated by the forces of the Israelite tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali under the command of Barak and Deborah, Sisera was killed by Jael, who hammered a tent peg into his temple while he slept.