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Devorah HaNeviah (Deborah) דבורה הנביאה
Devorah the prophetess judged Israel, sent Barak to fight Sisera, and sang the Song of Devorah.
Fix / add informationDevorah sat under a palm tree between Ramah and Beis El, and Israel came to her for judgment (Shoftim 4:4–5). When Yavin king of Canaan oppressed Israel, she summoned Barak son of Avinoam and told him to fight Sisera, Yavin's general, at Mount Tavor (4:6–16).
After the victory Devorah and Barak sang the Song of Devorah (ch. 5), read as the haftarah of Parshas Beshalach. 'The land was quiet forty years' (5:31). Chazal count her among the seven prophetesses (Megillah 14a).
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