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Strong Women in the Bible
People think the Bible is misogynist, but.... When the Israelites were oppressed by Jabin, King of Canaan, God gave Israel a judge, a woman named Deborah who was also a prophet. God told her to go to war against the Canaanites and Deborah told leader of Israel's army, a man named Barak, to gather 10,000 men. He agreed, but refused to ride into battle unless she went with him. Deborah agreed, but prophesied that because of this, the Captain of the Canaanite army would be beaten by a woman.
During the battle, God caused the army of the Canaanites to panic and become confused. So much so, that the Captain of the Canaanite army, a man named Sisera, fled on foot.
He ran into a woman named Jael, who welcomed him into her tent and agreed to keep him hidden from Israel's army. She gave him warm milk and a place to rest, and when he had fallen asleep, she grabbed a hammer and a tent stake and pierced his skull, killing him.
