Judge and prophetess · Judges, c. 1200–1050 BC

Deborah in the Bible

Deborah judges Israel from beneath a palm in the hill country and summons Barak to face Sisera's chariots. The victory song in Judges 5 is among the oldest poetry in the Bible.

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Verses mentioning Deborah

10 occurrences across 10 verses in the King James Version.

  1. Genesis 35:8

    But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth. Allonbachuth: that is, The oak of weeping

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  2. Judges 4:4

    And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

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  3. Judges 4:5

    And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

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  4. 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.

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  5. 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.

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  6. 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.

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  7. Judges 5:1

    Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

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  8. 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.

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  9. Judges 5:12

    Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

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  10. 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. foot: Heb. his feet thoughts: Heb. impressions For: or, In

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