Explore: Deborah (biblical Judge)

Book of Judges, Deborah (Hebrew: דְּבוֹרָה, Dəḇōrā) was a prophetess of Judaism, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel, and the only female judge mentioned

the biblical narrative referring to them, the six of them (Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson) are regarded as the major judges, with

book—like the Song of Deborah—as reflecting the history of pre-monarchic Israel, most critical scholars see it as largely non-historical. Judges can be divided

military commander in the biblical Book of Judges, Barak, with Deborah, from the Tribe of Ephraim, the prophet and fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel

accordance with the folk etymology, given in Judges 6:32. According to biblical scholar Lester Grabbe (2007), "[Judges] 6.32 gives a nonsensical etymology of

This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with D in English transcription, both toponyms and personal names. Some of the names are

ʼĒlōn, "oak") was a leader (judge) of the ancient Israelites according to the biblical Book of Judges. Elon appears in Judges 12:11–12. He was a member

of biblical judge Gideon. His name can best be interpreted as "my father is king", claiming the inherited right to rule. He is introduced in Judges 8:31

name of four biblical individuals. It is a diminutive form of the name Ebed. An Abdon in the book of Judges: see the article Abdon (Judges). The first-born

through and transfixed his temples. Composed in archaic biblical Hebrew, the Song of Deborah has been traditionally identified as among the oldest texts