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Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Deborah, a prophetess - Her name, meaning a bee, is the same as that of Rebekah’s nurse (marginal reference). The reason for her preeminence…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Deborah. —The name means “bee,” like the Greek Melissa. The names of Jewish women were often derived from natural objects, as Rach…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth
Deborah was a name common to women with the eastern people, see ([Re…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Deborah was a prophetess: one instructed in divine knowledge by the inspiration of the Spirit of God. She judged Israel as God's mouth to them, cor…

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