“And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth–el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.”
She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel, in the hill country of Ephraim; and the Israelites came up to her for judgment. — Deborah's judicial function is localized beneath 'the palm of Deborah' (תֹּמֶר דְּבוֹרָה), a geographical landmark that becomes named after her, suggesting that her prominence created place-name memory. The location between Ramah and Bethel in Ephraim's hill country indicates her authority centered in northern tribal territory.
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