Deborah was a prophetess and leader of the Israelites. Her people had been harassed for 20 years by Jabin, King of the Canaanites, and Sisera, the commander of his army.
This part of Deborah's story is found in Judges, chapter 4, verses 1 to 3.
Deborah appears in our Babble.on and Bible Belles games, and would be a great answer in our Ballyhoo! game.
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As a Judge, Deborah held court under a tree known as the Palm of Deborah. People would come from the surrounding countryside to have their disputes and arguments settled.
This part of Deborah's story is found in Judges, chapter 4, verses 4 to 5.
Trees are also found in the stories of Zacchaeus seeing over the crowd, Absalom's failed escape and Eve's temptation in the Garden of Eden.
Trees appear in our 2by2 game.
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Deborah summoned General Barak and told him to lead an army against the Canaanites. Barak refused to go without Deborah. Between them, they devised a clever plan that first trapped, then defeated, the Canaanite army (see David or Potiphar for images of soldier).
This part of Deborah's story is found in Judges, chapter 4, verses 6 to 16 and verses 23 to 24.
Swords are also found in the stories of Gideon's special army, Adam's and Eve's eviction from the Garden of Eden, David's spic battle with Goliath and John the Baptist's beheading.
Swords appear in our Scramble game; and will appear in our Gory Story game.
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Commander Sisera escaped the battlefield on foot and hid in Jael's tent. She offered him a drink of milk and a blanket. Then, while he slept, she hammered a tent peg through his head into the ground. With the Canaanite army destroyed, the Israelites had peace for 40 years.
This part of Deborah's story is found in Judges, chapter 4, verses 16 to 22 and chapter 5, verses 24 to 27.
Gruesome deaths are also found in the stories of the Royal Baker's deadly dream, Haman's foiled plot, Elisha's revenge on the cheeky children and Sheba's severed head.
Blood appears in our Scramble and Numbers games.
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