Story · 24 · The Other

Warm milk for Sisera

Fleeing defeat, Sisera trusts Jael's hospitality and drinks the milk she offers, then falls asleep, believing he's safe.

Hospitality as strategy.

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Her husband's clan had sided with the Canaanites, but Jael remained loyal to Israel.

Bible reference: Judges 4:17–21

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 385–386

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