<P> According to the Book of Judges chapters 4 and 5 , Deborah ( Hebrew : דְּבוֹרָה , Modern Dvora , Tiberian Dəḇôrā ; `` Bee '' ) was a prophet of Yahweh the God of the Israelites , the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Bible , and the wife of Lapidoth . Deborah told Barak that Yahweh commanded him to lead an attack against the forces of Jabin king of Canaan and his military commander Sisera ( Judges 4 : 6 - 7 ) ; the entire narrative is recounted in chapter 4 . </P>
<P> According to the Book of Judges chapters 4 and 5 , Deborah ( Hebrew : דְּבוֹרָה , Modern Dvora , Tiberian Dəḇôrā ; `` Bee '' ) was a prophet of Yahweh the God of the Israelites , the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Bible , and the wife of Lapidoth . Deborah told Barak that Yahweh commanded him to lead an attack against the forces of Jabin king of Canaan and his military commander Sisera ( Judges 4 : 6 - 7 ) ; the entire narrative is recounted in chapter 4 . </P>
who is the woman judge listed in the old testament
who is the woman judge listed in the old testament
Deborah
Deborah