Deborah (Hebrew origin: Bee)
(Judges 4:4). 12th century b.c.e.
Deborah was a prophetess and the leader of Israel. At that time, the Israelites were oppressed by Jabin, the king of Hazor. Deborah summoned Barak and told him to go to Mount Tabor with an army of 10,000 men, drawn from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun, and fight against Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army. Barak accepted with the condition that she would also come. "Very well, I will go with you," she answered.
"However, there will be no glory for you in the course you are taking, for then the Lord will deliver Sisera into the hands of a woman" (Judges 4:9). Barak defeated the army of Hazor. Sisera stepped down from his chariot and fled by foot to the tent of Heber the Kenite, who he thought was neutral in the war between Hazor and the Israelites. Barak was killed by Jael, Heber's wife, while he was sleeping. The power of King Jabin over the Israelites was broken.
He had Daniel's accusers thrown to the lions and decreed that everybody in the kingdom should revere God.
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