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Deborah
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According to the Book of Judges, Deborah (, Dəḇōrā) was a prophetess of Judaism, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Many scholars contend that the phrase, "a woman of Lappidoth", as translated from biblical Hebrew in Judges 4:4 denotes her marital status as the wife of Lapidoth. Alternatively, "lappid" translates as "torch" or "lightning", therefore the phrase, "woman of Lappidoth" could be referencing Deborah as a "fiery woman". Deborah told Barak, an Israelite general from Kedesh in Naphtali, that God commanded him to lead an att
Deborah was a prophetess and judge in pre-monarchic Israel, and the only female judge mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. She played a significant leadership role in Israelite history, famously directing the general Barak to lead a military campaign that God had commanded according to biblical accounts.
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- Johanna Unger – Debora.jpg
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- Deborah by , 19th century
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- Prophetess of God, Fourth Judge of Israel
- Person.predecessor
- Shamgar
- Person.successor
- Gideon
- Person.other_names
- Debora, Débora, Dvora, Debra
- Person.spouse
- Lapidoth (possibly)
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Giaele, Sisara e la saggezza di Debora - Annunziando.it
Intanto Sìsara era fuggito a piedi verso la tenda di Giaele, moglie di Cheber il Kenita, perché vi era pace fra Iabin, re di Asor, e la casa di Cheber il Kenita. Giaele uscì incontro a Sìsara e gli disse: «Férmati, mio signore, férmati da me: non temere». Egli entrò da lei nella sua tenda
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- The Song of Deborah
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According to the Book of Judges, Deborah (, Dəḇōrā) was a prophetess of Judaism, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Many scholars contend that the phrase, "a woman of Lappidoth", as translated from biblical Hebrew in Judges 4:4 denotes her marital status as the wife of Lapidoth. Alternatively, "lappid" translates as "torch" or "lightning", therefore the phrase, "woman of Lappidoth" could be referencing Deborah as a "fiery woman". Deborah told Barak, an Israelite general from Kedesh in Naphtali, that God commanded him to lead an attack against the forces of Jabin king of Canaan and his military commander Sisera (Judges 4:6–7); the entire narrative is recounted in chapter 4.
Judges 5 gives the same story in poetic form. This passage, often called The Song of Deborah, may date to as early as the twelfth century BCE. It and the Song of the Sea from Exodus are sometimes cited as the earliest sample of Hebrew poetry.