Juízes 4:5

5 Ela se sentava debaixo da tamareira de Débora, entre Ramá e Betel, nos montes de Efraim, e os israelitas a procuravam, para que ela decidisse as suas questões.

Juízes 4:5 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 4:5

And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah
Her dwelling house was under a palm tree, or rather she sat under one, in the open air, when the people came to her with their cases, and it was called from hence after her name; though some, as Abarbinel observes, think it was so called, because Deborah, the nurse of Rebekah, was buried here, and which was near Bethel, one of the places next mentioned, see ( Genesis 35:8 ) ,

between Ramah and Bethel in Mount Ephraim;
which places were in the tribe of Benjamin in the borders of Ephraim, see ( Joshua 16:2 ) ( Joshua 18:22 Joshua 18:25 ) . The Jews conclude, from the situation of her, that she was a very opulent woman; the Targum is,

``she was dwelling in a city in Ataroth, Deborah was supported of her own; she had palm trees in Jericho, orchards in Ramah, olives producing oil in the valley, a place of watering in Bethel, and white dust in the kings mountain:''

and the children of Israel came up to her;
from all parts of the land to the mount of Ephraim:

for judgment:
to have her advice and counsel in matters of difficulty, and to have causes between contending parties heard and decided by her, so that she might be truly reckoned among the judges.

Juízes 4:5 In-Context

3 Os israelitas clamaram ao SENHOR, porque Jabim, que tinha novecentos carros de ferro, os havia oprimido cruelmente durante vinte anos.

4 Débora, uma profetisa, mulher de Lapidote, liderava Israel naquela época.

5 Ela se sentava debaixo da tamareira de Débora, entre Ramá e Betel, nos montes de Efraim, e os israelitas a procuravam, para que ela decidisse as suas questões.

6 Débora mandou chamar Baraque, filho de Abinoão, de Quedes, em Naftali, e lhe disse: “O SENHOR, o Deus de Israel, ordena a você que reúna dez mil homens de Naftali e Zebulom e vá ao monte Tabor.

7 Ele fará que Sísera, o comandante do exército de Jabim, vá atacá-lo, com seus carros de guerra e tropas, junto ao rio Quisom, e os entregará em suas mãos”.