According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, Deborah came from the Tribe of Issachar.
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Deborah
Deborah is an Old Testament prophetess and not a patron saint.
No. Deborah was a prophetess in Israel; the wife of Lappidoth. (Judges 4:4)
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Deborah was both a a prophetess and a judge. As a prophetess, God used her to deliver His messages to His people. As a judge, God gave her the authority to render civil court decisions. a prophetess and a judge.
Deborah was an Old Testament prophetess. Old Testament personages are usually not accorded the title of saint.
The name of the women who was both a judge as well as a prohtess was Deborah.
NoAnother response:Yes, Judges 4:4 specifically says that Deborah is a prophetess, that is, a female prophet.
Deborah the judge and prophetess is mentioned in Judges. there is also a lesser known woman named Deborah who was Rebekah's nurse. She is mentioned in Genesis 24.
There are no women vicars mentioned in scripture neither does it mention anything like a woman vicar, but there were women prophtess such as Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, and Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum, and there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel.
The prophetesses mentioned in the Bible are as follows: Miriam (Exodus 15:20), Deborah (Judges 4:4),Huldah (2 Kings 22:14), Noadiah (Nehemiah 6:14), Isaiah's wife (Isaiah 8:3), Elizabeth (Luke 1:41-45), Anna (Luke 2:36-38) and the daughters of Philip (Acts 21:9).
Deborah the prophetess (Judges ch.4).