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However Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
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A Desperate Strategy
Commentators explain that Sisera's flight to Jael's tent was a calculated, strategic move. He relied on two factors: a political peace treaty between his king and Jael's clan, and the cultural understanding that a woman's tent was a separate and inviolable sanctuary where he would be safe from pursuers.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Sisera went, not to Heber’s tent, but to Joel’s, as more secure from pursuit. Women occupied a separate tent. (Genesis 18:6,[Reference …
19th Century
Anglican
Fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael. —In a different direction from that taken by his army, which fled towards Harosheth (Ki…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Howbeit, Sisera fled away on his feet Got off, and made his escape
to the tent of Jael, the wife …
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