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.
Verses mentioning Deborah
10 occurrences across 10 verses in the King James Version.
- 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
Read in context - Judges 4:4
And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Read in context - 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.
Read in context - 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.
Read in context - 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.
Read in context - 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.
Read in context - Judges 5:1
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
Read in context - 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.
Read in context - Judges 5:12
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
Read in context - 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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