Jael in the Bible — Hidden Meaning & Symbolism

he will arise; he will go up; he will ascend; an ibex; a chamois, a wild mountain goat. Wife of Heber the Kenite. She received Sisera, captain of the army of Jabin the king of Hazor, when he fled from the Israelites, and then killed him, while he slept in her tent, by driving a tent pin through his temples (Judg. 4:17-22). She was eulogized in song by Deborah and Barak for her deed (Judg. 5:24-27). Meta. The human, seemingly animal (a wild mountain goat) phase of soul consciousness, lifting itself, by means of its kindly attitude toward and great desire for the real and true things of Spirit, to a higher level (he will arise, he will ascend). (See KENITES, HEBER, and MIDIANITES.)