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Judges 4:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Judges 4:5

Verse 5 of 24

Scripture focus

And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

Judges 4:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 4:5

Theological / Devotional

She dwelt. Literally, “she sat,” that is, on the judge’s seat. Her favorite place for hearing cases was under a tree between Ramah and Bethel (see on 1 Sam. 1:1). This seems to have been in the vicinity of the famous “tree of mourning,” under which Rachel’s nurse, Deborah, was buried (Gen. 35:8). This type of courtroom allowed people the freest access to her, and thither they “came up to her for judgment.”

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