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  2. Deborah - Wikipedia

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    Deborah portrayed in Gustave Doré's illustrations for La Grande Bible de Tours (1865) The Song of Deborah is found in Judges 5:2–31 and is a victory hymn, sung by Deborah and Barak, about the defeat of Canaanite adversaries by some of the tribes of Israel. The song itself differs slightly from the events described in Judges 4.

  3. Machir (biblical region) - Wikipedia

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    Machir (Hebrew: מָכִיר Māḵīr) was the name of a tribal group mentioned in the Song of Deborah in Judges 5, where it is praised for fighting alongside five other Israelite tribes: the Tribe of Ephraim, the Tribe of Benjamin, the Tribe of Zebulun, the Tribe of Issachar, and the Tribe of Naphtali. [1]

  4. Hebrew and Jewish epic poetry - Wikipedia

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    Two medieval Jewish communities are notable for producing their own epic works: the Iranian and Ashkenazi Jews. According to Vera Basch Moreen, Judeo-Persian literature is the product of the confluence of two mighty literary and religious streams, the Jewish Biblical and post-Biblical heritage and the Persian literary legacy.

  5. Judges 5 - Wikipedia

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    Judges 5 is the fifth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Old Testament or the Hebrew Bible. [1] According to Jewish tradition the book was attributed to the prophet Samuel, [2] [3] but modern scholars view it as part of the Deuteronomistic History, which spans the books of Deuteronomy through Kings, attributed to nationalistic and devotedly Yahwistic writers during the time of the reformer ...

  6. The Surprising Origins of Popular Christmas Songs - AOL

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    But several of the songs that are supposed to lift people’s spirits actually have some depressing origins stories. Others were made in homage to family members or inspired by poems or written to ...

  7. Origins of 12 of America's favorite Christmas songs - AOL

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    Certain songs like "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" have roots in medieval France, and "O Come Ye All Faithful" is thought to be a coded rallying cry from the 1700s Jacobite rebellion.

  8. Deborah (Handel) - Wikipedia

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    Deborah (HWV 51) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It was one of Handel's early oratorios in English and was based on a libretto by Samuel Humphreys . It received its premiere performance at the King's Theatre in London on 17 March 1733.

  9. Sisera's mother - Wikipedia

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    Sisera's mother is mentioned only in Judges 5:28–30, in the Song of Deborah.Thus, all that is said about her is possibly from Deborah's imagination. [citation needed] Deborah pictures Sisera's mother looking out of a window, waiting for her son, and wondering why he has not yet returned.