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Barak declines to go without the prophet. Deborah consents, but declares that the glory of the victory will therefore belong to a woman. As soon as the news of the rebellion reaches Sisera, he collects nine hundred chariots of iron and a host of people. [6] Then Deborah said, according to Judges 4:14: "Go!
Deborah (Hebrew: דְּבוֹרָה Deborah) appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wet nurse of Rebecca (Genesis 35:8). She is first mentioned by name in the Torah when she dies in a place called Allon Bachuth (אלון בכות), "Tree of Weepings" ( Genesis 35 :8), and is buried by Jacob , who is returning with his large family to Canaan .
The prophetess agreed to come, but scolded Barak, telling him "I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman."(Judges 4:8–9) Deborah, Barak and the army gathered at Kedesh, its number rising to 10,000 warriors recruited from the ...
The Book of Judges tells the story of Deborah, as a prophet (Judges 4:4), a judge of Israel (Judges 4:4–5), the wife of Lapidoth and a mother (Judges 5:7). She was based in the region between Ramah in Benjamin and Bethel in the land of Ephraim. [73] Deborah could also be described as a warrior, leader of war, and a leader of faith. (Judges 4: ...
Deborah, a prophetess and judge, advised Barak to mobilize the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulon on Mount Tabor to do battle against King Jabin of Canaan. Barak demurred, saying he would go, provided she would also. Deborah agreed, but prophesied that the honor of defeating Jabin's army would then go to a woman. Jabin's army was led by Sisera .
Deborah #1 – Nursemaid to Rebekah and later to Jacob and Esau. Genesis [40] Deborah #2 – Prophetess and the fourth, and the only female, Judge of pre–monarchic Israel in the Old Testament. Judges [41] Delilah – The "woman in the valley of Sorek" who Samson loved. Judges [42]
Journalists of color, specifically Black women, are becoming increasingly visible in broadcast and cable television news. But experts say networks must strive for diversity at all levels of the ...
Deborah (HWV 51) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It was one of Handel's early oratorios in English and was based on a libretto by Samuel Humphreys . It received its premiere performance at the King's Theatre in London on 17 March 1733.