Dèbora e Jaéle

About the show

The Israelite prophetess Deborah urges war against Canaanite King Sisera and sends Jael to lure him from his fortress. Jael attempts to kill Sisera but falls in love with him, and he pardons her. Mara’s account of her son’s death at Canaanite hands stirs Jael’s conscience. After the Israelites defeat the Canaanites, Sisera seeks refuge in Jael’s tent. Though Jael first refuses to hand him over, she kills him in his sleep as an Israelite mob approaches, sparing him a worse death.