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We Need a Hero | Season 2 Ep.2
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Deborah is a nominally well-known bible character. And rightfully so. She led the Israelites to victory over an army of 900 iron chariots that had been plaguing them for like twenty years. (By the way, iron chariots at that time would be like a tank.) This was no small feat.
The opposing army could literally roll right over them and this is pretty much all we know about Deborah. She is introduced in Judges 4 and 5. She is a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, and judge. She settled disputes among her folks sitting under the Palm of Deborah in between Bethel and Ramah in the hill country of Ephraim. Under her leadership forty years of peace were enjoyed. This all sounds great. Until you look at the details through the lens of what was normal at the time.
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