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Deborah דְּבוֹרָה
A Judge. Deborah, a prophetess and judge, led Israel to victory against the Canaanites alongside Barak.
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Where Deborah appears
Judges (9)
Key verses
- Judges 4:4 first mention — And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
- Judges 4:5 — And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
- Judges 4:9 — And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
- Judges 4:10 — And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
- Judges 4:14 — And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
- Judges 5:1 — Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
- Judges 5:7 — The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
- Judges 5:12 — Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
- Judges 5:15 — And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.