(fl. 12th cent, BCE)
Israelite woman, judge and prophetess. She promoted the war of liberation from the oppression of Jabin, King of Canaan (Judges 4). She was the author of the Song of Deborah (Judges 5), which describes the battle and victory of the Israelites over the Canaanites.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.