דְּבוֹרָה
Deborah the prophetess-judge
Prophet, judge, and war leader whose victory song (Judges 5) is among the Bible’s oldest poetry.
Hebrew (עברית, Ivrit)Reviewed 2026-07-30
Deborah held court under her palm in the hill country of Ephraim, judging Israel, and led the campaign against Sisera — then sang one of the oldest poems in the Bible: the Song of Deborah (Judges 5), a victory hymn over the Kishon valley. Prophet, judge, and military leader at once, she is the Hebrew Bible’s most complete portrait of a woman holding public authority.