Book of Judges
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The Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. In the narrative of the Hebrew Bible, it covers the time between the conquest described in the Book of Joshu
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"Gideon thanks God for the miracle of the dew", painting by Maarten van Heemskerck (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg)
An illustrated page from the Book of Judges in a German Bible, dated 1485 (Bodleian Library)
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Deborah
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According to the Book of Judges, Deborah was a prophetess of Judaism, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Many scholars contend that the p
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…the last verse (21:25) there is a hint that the cycle can be broken—with the establishment of a monarchy. While some view parts of the 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 into three major…
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Deborah by Johanna Unger [de], 19th century
Deborah Beneath the Palm Tree (c. 1896–1902), James Tissot
Grave near Kedesh attributed to Barak or Deborah
Gustave Doré's illustrations for La Grande Bible de Tours (1865)