Questions tagged [deborah]
Deborah was a judge and prophet in Israel. Her story is told in the book of Judges.
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At what age did Deborah, Rebekah's nurse die?
I was curious at to what age the nurse of Rebekah died at.
Since Rebekah was either 133 or 155, Deborah had to be close to Isaac's age or possibly older.
Since the ages are decreasing, she seems to be ...
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Is there sexual innuendo in the story of Yael and Sisera?
In Judges 4, Barak leads the Israelite army and defeats the Canaanites in battle. The Canaanite general, Sisera, flees the battle and ends up at the tent of Yael, who is identified as the wife of ...
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Who says that אשת לפידות means that Deborah was a red-head?
I seem to remember that some exegete/commentator writes that when Judges 4:4 says that Deborah was אשת לפידות - "The wife of Lapidoth/torches" it means that her hair was colored like a flame,...
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Is Deborah wife of Barak?
In Judges 4:4 (NASB)
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
In Judges 4:6 (NASB)
Now she sent word and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-...
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Was Deborah prophesying or judging - Judges 4:4,5
According to the Bible Deborah’s title and hence office/vocation was prophetess
“Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.”
Judges 4:4 ESV
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Why did Dan remain on ships?
In Judges 5: 17, Deborah sang that Dan remained on ships.
Did the Israelites have ships in the time of the judges?
Is 'ships' the correct translation?
Is there an explanation for this curious mention?
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How should the first line of Judges 5:2 be translated?
So at some point, I'm hoping to be able to answer this question. In the meantime, though, I keep running into more questions, this one concering the first line of the Song of Deborah (Judges 5:2).
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Did Barak already know what he was supposed to do in Judges 4:6-7?
Since we're on a Deborah kick lately:
The ESV renders Deborah's statement to Barak in Judges 4:6-7 as a question:
Has not the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded you, "Go, gather your
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Who or where is Meroz in Judges 5:23?
We read:
“Curse Meroz!” said the angel of the Lord.
“Bitterly curse its inhabitants,
Because they came not to the aid of the Lord,
To the aid of the Lord among the warriors.”—Judges 5:23 ...
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Does the Hebrew in Judges 4:4 explicitly identify Deborah as a woman?
I have no skill at reading Hebrew, so I was using some tool to try and parse the sentence in Judges 4:4. I noticed that the definition given for the second word (אִשָּׁה) is "woman"; but what I'm ...
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Was Deborah considered a sub-optimal leader?
I've sometimes heard that Deborah was allowed to be a leader of Israel only because no man stepped up to the responsibility. However, when she is introduced there is no indication of that:
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