--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > So, which do you want for Christmas - action > figures > > of David and Goliath (I didn't see a Jezebel), or > the first Bibleman adventure? > > I want Jael! I want Jael! > > Don't tell me there's no JAEL!
I had no idea who Jael was, and Googled a bit: seems she was one of the few women in the OT to take an active role in nation-building (or at least general-killing), and pre-figured Judith:
Do you know why Sisera was so surprised by Jael's action?
[scroll down for answer]
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Because such a thing had never entered his head before.
-- Ronn! :)
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