Deborah was a judge and prophetess, a significant spiritual and civic leader in Israel.
Judges 4:4-5 (NIV): "Now Deborah, a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time. She held court under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went up to her to have their disputes decided."
