Deborah
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Saints, Prophets, Judaism, Jews, Synagogues, Temples
- Curriculum: Women’s History, Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Areas of Achievement: Biblical figures; literature; religion; warfare Israeli prophet and military leader{$I[g]Israel;Deborah} Deborah rallied Israelite tribes to defeat oppressors as she had prophesied; her victory poem is considered one of the Bible’s most ancient texts.
Early Life
The biblical figure named Deborah (DEHB-oh-rah) is believed to have lived between 1200 b.c.e. and 1125 b.c.e. These years, falling between the death of Joshua and the institution of the monarchy in ancient Israel, are recounted in the biblical book of...
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