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Sisera's mother is an unnamed biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Judges. Her son, Sisera, was defeated in battle by Deborah and Barak, and then killed by Yael, who drove a tent peg through his skull. ==Description== Sisera's mother is mentioned only in , in the Song of Deborah. Thus, all that is said about her is possibly from Deborah's imagination. Deborah pictures Sisera's mother looking out of a window, waiting for her son, and wondering why he hasn't yet returned. Her attendants suggest, and she agrees, that Sisera is dividing and enjoying the plunder, including "a womb or two for every man", (Judges 5:30, ESV). Arthur Waskow notes that "the tone of contempt she uses might lead to a much rougher translation in colloquial English", while Nehama Aschkenasy says that it is "blatantly graphic and sexual". Judy Sterman suggests that Sisera's mother "allows herself to be mollified by untrue and crass words".〔 〕 James B. Jordan notes the crude and vicious nature of the words of Sisera's mother, and suggests that "the reason why Sisera was such a vicious enemy of God's people, and such a cruel man, was that he had such a mother". Jordan goes on to say that Deborah "delights in the misery of the enemy mother, whose savage expectations will not be realised". Sisera's mother has been described as "foolish () ineffectual",〔 as well as "evil and sexually depraved".〔 Aschkenasy notes, however, that "we have no way of knowing whether the historical woman, Sisera's mother, was really that cruel. Deborah may have based her portrait on rumors, or on her general knowledge of Canaanite women".〔Aschkenasy, ''Woman at the Window'', p. 25.〕 Sisera's mother has been depicted in art and in poetry. Most of these portrayals concentrate on her anxiety while awaiting Sisera's return.〔For example, John Cornelius O'Callaghan, "The Defeat of Sisera", in 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sisera's mother」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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