Judge living before Israel's Monarchy
Deborah
A prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, who “judged Israel at that time,” sitting under her palm tree between Ramah and Bethel, where the people came to her for judgment (Judges 4:4–5). She called Barak and told him to gather ten thousand men against the Canaanite commander Sisera. Barak said, “If you will go with me, then I will go,” and she went, saying that the honor would go to a woman, since Yahweh would sell Sisera into a woman’s hand (Judges 4:6–9). Sisera was killed by Jael with a tent peg (Judges 4:21), and Deborah and Barak sang a victory song (Judges 5).
Family
- Husband
- Lappidoth