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Her account is primarily found in the Book of Judges, chapters 4 and 5. Deborah stands out as a woman of faith, wisdom, and courage, who played a crucial role in delivering Israel from oppression.<br><br><b>Historical Context:</b> <br>Deborah lived during the period of the Judges, a time characterized by a cycle of Israel's disobedience, oppression by foreign powers, cries for deliverance, and subsequent rescue by judges raised by God. This era followed the conquest of Canaan and preceded the establishment of the monarchy in Israel.<br><br><b>Role as a Judge and Prophetess:</b> <br>Deborah is introduced in <a href="/judges/4-4.htm">Judges 4:4-5</a>: "Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. She would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went up to her for judgment." As a judge, Deborah held a position of authority and was sought after for her wisdom and guidance. Her role as a prophetess indicates that she received divine revelation, which she communicated to the people of Israel.<br><br><b>Military Leadership and Victory:</b> <br>Deborah's leadership is most notably demonstrated in the battle against the Canaanite king Jabin and his commander Sisera. In <a href="/judges/4-6.htm">Judges 4:6-7</a>, Deborah summons Barak, the son of Abinoam, and instructs him, "Has not the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded you: ‘Go, deploy the troops at Mount Tabor, taking ten thousand men from Naphtali and Zebulun? And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude, to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’" Despite Barak's hesitance, he agrees to go only if Deborah accompanies him, to which she consents, but prophesies that the honor of victory will go to a woman (<a href="/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9</a>).<br><br>The battle unfolds as Deborah predicted, with the LORD routing Sisera and his chariots. Sisera flees on foot and is ultimately killed by Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, fulfilling Deborah's prophecy (<a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Judges 4:21</a>).<br><br><b>The Song of Deborah:</b> <br>Judges 5 records the Song of Deborah, a poetic retelling of the victory over the Canaanites. This song is one of the oldest passages in the Bible and celebrates God's deliverance, the bravery of the leaders, and the willingness of the people to fight. It highlights the unity and cooperation among the tribes of Israel and praises Jael's decisive action. The song also serves as a reminder of the consequences of failing to join in the battle, as seen in the rebuke of the tribes that did not participate.<br><br><b>Legacy and Significance:</b> <br>Deborah's account is significant for several reasons. She is one of the few female leaders in the Bible, demonstrating that God can use anyone, regardless of gender, to accomplish His purposes. Her faith and obedience to God's command serve as an example of righteous leadership. Deborah's role in the victory over the Canaanites brought peace to the land for forty years (<a href="/judges/5-31.htm">Judges 5:31</a>), underscoring the impact of her leadership on the nation of Israel.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>Deborah's life and leadership continue to inspire believers today. Her account is a testament to the power of faith, the importance of obedience to God's call, and the potential for God to use individuals in unexpected ways to fulfill His divine plan.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Deborah</span><p>word; thing; a bee<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Deborah</span><p>(<i>a bee</i>). (B.C. 1857.) <ol> <li>The nurse of Rebekah. (<a href="/genesis/35-8.htm">Genesis 35:8</a>) Deborah accompanied Rebekah from the house of Bethuel, (<a href="/genesis/24-59.htm">Genesis 24:59</a>) and is only mentioned by name on the occasion of her burial under the oak tree of Bethel, which was called in her honor Allon-bachuth.</li> <li>A prophetess who judged Israel. Judges 4,5. (B.C, 1316.) She lived under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in Mount Ephraim, (<a href="/judges/4-5.htm">Judges 4:5</a>) which, as palm trees were rare in Palestine, "is mentioned as a well-known and solitary landmark." She was probably a woman of Ephraim. Lapidoth was probably her husband, and not Barak as some say. She was not so much a judge as one gifted with prophetic command (<a href="/judges/4-6.htm">Judges 4:6,14</a>; <a href="/judges/5-7.htm">5:7</a>) and by virtue of her inspiration "a mother in Israel." The tyranny of Jabin, a Canaanitish king, was peculiarly felt in the northern tribes, who were near his capital and under her jurisdiction. Under her direction Barak encamped on the broad summit of Tabor. Deborah's prophecy was fulfilled, (<a href="/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9</a>) and the enemy's general perished among the "oaks of the wanderers" (Zaanaim), in the tent of the Bedouin Kenite's wife, (<a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Judges 4:21</a>) in the northern mountains. Deborah's title of "prophetess" includes the notion of inspired poetry, as in (<a href="/exodus/15-20.htm">Exodus 15:20</a>) and in this sense the glorious triumphal ode, Judges 5, well vindicates her claim to the office.</li> </ol><a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Deborah</span><p>1. A prophetess, and wife of Lapidoth, judged the Israelites, and dwelt under a palm-tree between Ramah and Bethel, Jud 4:4,5. She sent for Barak, directed him to attack Sisera, and promised him victory. Barak, however, refused to go unless she accompanied him, which she did, but told him that the success of the expedition would be imputed to a woman and not to him. After the victory, Deborah composed a splendid triumphal song, which is preserved in Jud 5:1- 31. </p><p>2. The nurse of Rebekah, whom she accompanied from Aram into Canaan, <a href="/context/genesis/24-1.htm">Genesis 24:1-67</a>. At her death, near Bethel, she was buried with honorable marks of affection, <a href="/genesis/35-8.htm">Genesis 35:8</a>. There is something very beautiful in this simple and artless record, which would scarcely find a place in our grand histories, treating only of kings, statesmen, and renowned warriors. They seldom take the trouble of erecting a memorial to obscure worth and a long life of humble usefulness. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>A bee. <p>(1.) Rebekah's nurse. She accompanied her mistress when she left her father's house in Padan-aram to become the wife of Isaac (<a href="/genesis/24-59.htm">Genesis 24:59</a>). Many years afterwards she died at Bethel, and was buried under the "oak of weeping", Allon-bachuth (<a href="/genesis/35-8.htm">35:8</a>).<p>(2.) A prophetess, "wife" (woman?) of Lapidoth. Jabin, the king of Hazor, had for twenty years held Israel in degrading subjection. The spirit of patriotism seemed crushed out of the nation. In this emergency Deborah roused the people from their lethargy. Her fame spread far and wide. She became a "mother in Israel" (<a href="/judges/4-6.htm">Judges 4:6</a>, 14; <a href="/judges/5-7.htm">5:7</a>), and "the children of Israel came up to her for judgment" as she sat in her tent under the palm tree "between Ramah and Bethel." Preparations were everywhere made by her direction for the great effort to throw off the yoke of bondage. She summoned Barak from Kadesh to take the command of 10,000 men of Zebulun and Naphtali, and lead them to Mount Tabor on the plain of Esdraelon at its north-east end. With his aid she organized this army. She gave the signal for attack, and the Hebrew host rushed down impetuously upon the army of Jabin, which was commanded by Sisera, and gained a great and decisive victory. The Canaanitish army almost wholly perished. That was a great and ever-memorable day in Israel. In <a href="/context/judges/5.htm">Judges 5</a> is given the grand triumphal ode, the "song of Deborah," which she wrote in grateful commemoration of that great deliverance. (see <a href="../l/lapidoth.htm">LAPIDOTH</a>, JABIN .) <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">DEBORAH</span><p>deb'-o-ra (debhorah, signifying "bee"):<br><br>(1) Rebekah's nurse, who died near Bethel and was buried under "the oak of weeping" (<a href="/genesis/35-8.htm">Genesis 35:8</a> margin).<br><br>(2) A prophetess, fourth in the order of the "judges." In aftertime a palm tree, known as the "palm tree of Deborah," was shown between Ramah and Bethel, beneath which the prophetess was wont to administer justice. Like the rest of the "judges" she became a leader of her people in times of national distress. This time the oppressor was Jabin, king of Hazor, whose general was Sisera. Deborah summoned Barak of Kedesh-naphtali and delivered to him the Divine message to meet Sisera in battle by the brook Kishon. Barak induced Deborah to accompany him; they were joined by 10,000 men of Zebulun and Naphtali. The battle took place by the brook Kishon, and Sisera's army was thoroughly routed. While Barak pursued the fleeing army, Sisera escaped and sought refuge with Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite, near Kedesh. The brave woman, the prototype of Judith, put the Canaanite general to sleep by offering him a draft of milk and then slew him by driving a peg into his temple.<br><br>Thus runs the story in Jud 4. It is on the whole substantiated by the ode in chapter 5 which is ascribed jointly to Deborah and Barak. It is possible that the editor mistook the archaic form qamti, in 5:7 which should be rendered "thou arosedst" instead of "I arose." Certainly the ode was composed by a person who, if not a contemporary of the event, was very near it in point of time. The song is spoken of as one of the oldest pieces of Hebrew literature. Great difficulties meet the exegete. Nevertheless the general substance is clear. The Lord is described as having come from Sinai near the "field of Edom" to take part in the battle; `for from heaven they fought, the very stars from their courses fought against Sisera' (5:20). The nation was in a sad plight, oppressed by a mighty king, and the tribes loth to submerge their separatist tendencies. Some, like Reuben, Gilead, Dan and Asher remained away. A community by the name of Meroz is singled out for blame, `because they came not to the help of Yahweh, to the help of Yahweh among the mighty' (5:23; compare the Revised Version, margin).<br><br>Ephraim, Issachar, Machir, Benjamin were among the followers of Barak; "Zebulun. jeopardized their lives unto the death, and Naphtali, upon the high places of the field" (verse 18). According to the song, the battle was fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; Sisera's host was swept away by "that ancient river, the river Kishon" (verse 21). Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, receives here due reward of praise for her heroic act. The paean vividly paints the waiting of Sisera's mother for the home-coming of the general; the delay is ascribed to the great booty which the conqueror is distributing among his Canaanite host. "So let all thine enemies perish," concludes the song; "O Yahweh: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might." It is a song in praise of the "righteous acts" of the Lord, His work of victory which Israel's leaders, `the long-haired princes,' wrought, giving their lives freely to the nation's cause. And the nation was sore bestead because it had become faithless to the Lord and chosen new gods. Out of the conflict came, for the time being, victory and moral purification; and the inspiring genius of it all was a woman in Israel, the prophetess Deborah.<br><br>(3) Tobit's grandmother (the King James Version "Debora," Tobit 1:8).<br><br>Max L. Margolis<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1683.htm"><span class="l">1683. <b>Deborah</b> -- two Israelite women</span></a><br><b>...</b> <b>Deborah</b>. 1684 . two Israelite women. Transliteration: <b>Deborah</b> Phonetic Spelling:<br> (deb-o-raw') Short Definition: <b>Deborah</b>. <b>...</b> women NASB Word Usage <b>Deborah</b> (10). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1683.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1682.htm"><span class="l">1682. <b>deborah</b> -- a bee</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1681, 1682. <b>deborah</b>. 1683 . a bee. Transliteration: <b>deborah</b> Phonetic Spelling:<br> (deb-o-raw') Short Definition: bees. <b>...</b> 1681, 1682. <b>deborah</b>. 1683 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1682.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3941.htm"><span class="l">3941. Lappidoth -- husband of <b>Deborah</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 3940, 3941. Lappidoth. 3942 . husband of <b>Deborah</b>. Transliteration: Lappidoth<br> Phonetic Spelling: (lap-pee-doth') Short Definition: Lappidoth. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3941.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/various/select_masterpieces_of_biblical_literature/iv_deborahs_song.htm"><span class="l"><b>Deborah's</b> Song</span></a> <br><b>...</b> LYRICS IV <b>DEBORAH'S</b> SONG. Men. For that the leaders took the lead in Israel" Women. <b>...</b><br> Women. Until that I, <b>Deborah</b>, arose, That I arose a mother in Israel. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/iv deborahs song.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_5_how_the_canaanites.htm"><span class="l">How the Canaanites Brought the Israelites under Slavery for Twenty <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER 5. How The Canaanites Brought The Israelites Under Slavery For Twenty Years;<br> After Which They Were Delivered By Barak And <b>Deborah</b>, Who Ruled Over Them <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 5 how the canaanites.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/women_who_saved_a_nation.htm"><span class="l">Women who Saved a Nation</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Then the prophetess <b>Deborah</b>, the wife of Lappidoth, delivered Israel.<br> She <b>...</b> So <b>Deborah</b> arose and went with Barak to Kadesh. Barak <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/women who saved a nation.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kent/the_origin_and_permanent_value_of_the_old_testament/vi_the_growth_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The Growth of the Old Testament Prophetic Histories</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [Sidenote: The Song of <b>Deborah</b>]. That stirring paean of victory known as the Song<br> of <b>Deborah</b> was perhaps once found in the Book of the Wars of Jehovah. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the origin and permanent value of the old testament/vi the growth of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_viii_though_many_other.htm"><span class="l">Though Many Other Widows came Near to Judith in virtue...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Though many other widows came near to Judith in virtue, St. Ambrose proposes to<br> speak of <b>Deborah</b> only. <b>...</b> 47. So, then, <b>Deborah</b> foretold the event of the battle. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter viii though many other.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/love_makes_suns.htm"><span class="l">Love Makes Suns</span></a> <br><b>...</b> These are the closing words of <b>Deborah</b>, the great warrior-prophetess of Israel. <b>...</b><br> <b>Deborah's</b> knowledge was a mere skeleton outline as compared with ours. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/love makes suns.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_x_the_debt_of.htm"><span class="l">The Debt of Israel</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Entering her low shelter in the camp some time later, she found <b>Deborah</b> absent. <b>...</b><br> "Fie!" she replied. "How couldst thou tell this story to <b>Deborah</b>? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter x the debt of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xxxv.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xxxv</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 8. And <b>Deborah</b>, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried below Bethel beneath<br> the oak; so it came to be called the Oak of Weeping. Of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxxv.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xix_in_the_desert.htm"><span class="l">In the Desert</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and waited. While they stood thus, <b>Deborah</b>, exhausted and praying, staggered<br> into the inclosure. "Rachel!" she panted. "The serving <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xix in the desert.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/judges.htm"><span class="l">Judges</span></a> <br><b>...</b> repeated in a less elaborate form elsewhere, vi.7-10, x.6-16, is amply illustrated<br> by the stories that follow"the stories of Othniel, Ehud, <b>Deborah</b> and Barak <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/judges.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/deborah.htm"><span class="l"><b>Deborah</b> (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The spirit of patriotism seemed crushed out of the nation. In this emergency <b>Deborah</b><br> roused the people from their lethargy. <b>...</b> Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>DEBORAH</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/deborah.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/barak.htm"><span class="l">Barak (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary Lightning, the son of Abinoam (Judges 4:6). At the<br> summons of <b>Deborah</b> he made war against Jabin. She accompanied <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/barak.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jael.htm"><span class="l">Jael (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> She then led Barak, who was in pursuit, into her tent, and boastfully showed him<br> what she had done. (see SISERA; <b>DEBORAH</b>.). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jael.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sisera.htm"><span class="l">Sisera (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> that it entered into the ground where he lay, and "at her feet he bowed, he fell;<br> where he bowed, there he fell down dead." The part of <b>Deborah's</b> song (Judges 5 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sisera.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kishon.htm"><span class="l">Kishon (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In the triumphal song of <b>Deborah</b> (Judges 5:21) it is spoken of as "that ancient<br> river," either (1) because it had flowed on for ages, or (2), according to the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kishon.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lappidoth.htm"><span class="l">Lappidoth (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> lap'-i-doth, -doth (lappidhoth, "flames," "torches"; the King James Version, Lapidoth):<br><b>Deborah's</b> husband (Judges 4:4). The Hebrew name is a feminine plural <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lappidoth.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/allon-bachuth.htm"><span class="l">Allon-bachuth (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Oak of weeping, a tree near Bethel, at the spot where <b>Deborah</b>, Rebekah's nurse,<br> was buried (Genesis 35:8). Large trees, from their rarity in the plains of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/allon-bachuth.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/allonbachuth.htm"><span class="l">Allonbachuth (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Oak of weeping, a tree near Bethel, at the spot where <b>Deborah</b>, Rebekah's nurse,<br> was buried (Genesis 35:8). Large trees, from their rarity in the plains of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/allonbachuth.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shamgar.htm"><span class="l">Shamgar (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The goad was a formidable sharpointed instrument, sometimes ten feet long. He was<br> probably contemporary for a time with <b>Deborah</b> and Barak (Judges 3:31; 5:6). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shamgar.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kedesh.htm"><span class="l">Kedesh (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It was originally a Canaanite royal city (Joshua 12:22), and was the residence of<br> Barak (Judges 4:6); and here he and <b>Deborah</b> assembled the tribes of Zebulun <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kedesh.htm - 14k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Deborah.html">Who was Deborah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Deborah-and-Barak.html">What is the story of Deborah and Barak? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jael-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Jael in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Deborah (10 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/35-8.htm">Genesis 35:8</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Deborah</span>, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; and its name was called Allon Bacuth.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-4.htm">Judges 4:4</a></span><br />Now <span class="boldtext">Deborah</span>, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-5.htm">Judges 4:5</a></span><br />She lived under the palm tree of <span class="boldtext">Deborah</span> between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9</a></span><br />She said, "I will surely go with you: nevertheless, the journey that you take shall not be for your honor; for Yahweh will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman." <span class="boldtext">Deborah</span> arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-10.htm">Judges 4:10</a></span><br />Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and there went up ten thousand men at his feet: and <span class="boldtext">Deborah</span> went up with him. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-14.htm">Judges 4:14</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Deborah</span> said to Barak, "Go; for this is the day in which Yahweh has delivered Sisera into your hand. Hasn't Yahweh gone out before you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/5-1.htm">Judges 5:1</a></span><br />Then <span class="boldtext">Deborah</span> and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/5-7.htm">Judges 5:7</a></span><br />The rulers ceased in Israel. They ceased until I, <span class="boldtext">Deborah</span>, arose; Until I arose a mother in Israel.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/5-12.htm">Judges 5:12</a></span><br />'Awake, awake, <span class="boldtext">Deborah</span>! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.'<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/5-15.htm">Judges 5:15</a></span><br />The princes of Issachar were with <span class="boldtext">Deborah</span>. As was Issachar, so was Barak. They rushed into the valley at his feet. By the watercourses of Reuben, there were great resolves of heart.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/d/deborah.htm">Deborah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/deborah--nurse_to_rebecca.htm">Deborah: Nurse to Rebecca</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/deborah--nurse_to_rebecca--buried_beneath_an_oak_tree_near_beth-el.htm">Deborah: Nurse to Rebecca: Buried Beneath an Oak Tree Near Beth-El</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/deborah--the_prophetess,_a_judge_of_israel.htm">Deborah: The Prophetess, a Judge of Israel</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/deborah--the_prophetess,_a_judge_of_israel--inspires_barak_to_defeat_sisera.htm">Deborah: The Prophetess, a Judge of Israel: Inspires Barak to Defeat Sisera</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/deborah--the_prophetess,_a_judge_of_israel--the_triumphant_song_of.htm">Deborah: The Prophetess, a Judge of Israel: The Triumphant Song of</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/e/epic--deborah's_song.htm">Epic: Deborah's Song</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/p/patriotism--deborah.htm">Patriotism: Deborah</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/abin'o-am.htm">Abin'o-am (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sis'era.htm">Sis'era (19 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/heels.htm">Heels (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/deborah.htm">Deborah (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zeb'ulun.htm">Zeb'ulun (41 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lapp'idoth.htm">Lapp'idoth (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/is'sachar.htm">Is'sachar (40 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/debris.htm">Debris (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/peasantry.htm">Peasantry (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/naph'tali.htm">Naph'tali (47 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/e'phraim.htm">E'phraim (146 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/summoned.htm">Summoned (103 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/judging.htm">Judging (141 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/road.htm">Road (155 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/clans.htm">Clans (120 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sit.htm">Sit (216 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lead.htm">Lead (192 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/faithful.htm">Faithful (136 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/d/debit.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Debit"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Debit" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/d/deb'orah.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Deb'orah"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Deb'orah" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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