Bible Figure
Sisera's mother
biblical figure in the Book of Judges
Sisera's mother is the unnamed woman imagined in the Song of Deborah waiting in vain for her son's return from battle.
Biography
Judges 5 closes its victory song by picturing Sisera's mother looking through a window and wondering why his chariot is delayed. Her attendants suggest that the warriors are dividing spoil and captive women, while the audience knows Sisera has already been killed by Jael. She appears only in this poetic scene and is not named.
Biblical Significance
The image of Sisera's mother gives the Song of Deborah an ironic and poignant conclusion, contrasting expected triumph and plunder with the complete defeat of Israel's oppressor.